5th Grade Spelling Words With Definition
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5th Grade: With Definition - 7
v. perceive the identity of; admit with a formal acknowledgment
At first, perhaps, he did not recognize the infinite mercy of the Lord, but at last he took patience and waited.
He has about him a little of that foreign manner by which French persons recognize, at first sight, the Italian or German nobleman.
Here Edmond was to undergo another trial; he was to find out whether he could recognize himself, as he had not seen his own face for fourteen years.
n. an act of referring someone or something for consultation
n. a person whose case has been referred to other part
n. a person whose case has been referred to other part
v. give an account of
v. be in a relationship with
v. be in a relationship with
You shall relate them to me, my child.
Next day a hundred newspapers relate the fact, with the names of the victim and the murderer.
Beauchamp proceeded to relate to the young man, who was overwhelmed with shame and grief, the following facts.
n. an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another
a. considered in relation or in proportion to something else
a. considered in relation or in proportion to something else
I want recommendations and some information relative to Africa.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In Chapter 106. Dividing the Proceeds.
Context Highlight In Chapter 106. Dividing the Proceeds.
The poor child appeared herself to require the doctor she had recommended to her aged relative.
He did seek, and has found him, apparently, since he is here now; and, finally, my friend apprised me of your coming, and gave me a few other instructions relative to your future fortune.
v. make less severe or strict; become less tense
Monte Cristo endeavored also to leave, but Maximilian would have died rather than relax his hold of the handle of the door, which he closed upon the count.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In Chapter 105. The Cemetery of Pere-la-Chaise.
Context Highlight In Chapter 105. The Cemetery of Pere-la-Chaise.
I grasped the railings; if I had relaxed my hold for a moment, I should have fallen.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In Chapter 67. At the Office of the King's Attorney.
Context Highlight In Chapter 67. At the Office of the King's Attorney.
He did not know that Dr. Craven would have said that his nerves had relaxed and rested themselves.
ad. with deference and respect
The slave respectfully signalized that he had.
The domestic bowed respectfully, and invited them to enter.
Bertuccio bowed respectfully, and turned away, sighing heavily.
ad. separately; individually; in the order given
This is all I know, but I know not, count, how you contrived to inspire so much respect in the bandits of Rome who ordinarily have so little respect for anything.
Pray observe, that I too much respect the laws of hospitality to ask your name or title.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In Chapter 31. Italy: Sinbad the Sailor.
Context Highlight In Chapter 31. Italy: Sinbad the Sailor.
She raised the hand extended towards her to her lips, and kissed it with a mixture of love and respect.
n. coming together again
v. use again or more than once
a. not perfected; having or caused by an irregular surface
But the little kids knew that it was the wolf, by the rough voice.
She could sit upon the low rough wall and look on and hear stories of the day.
We had a rough time getting to the top, the sides was so steep and the bushes so thick.
ad. in a way that gives protection from danger or risk
But he got through safely, though cruelly scared, and got a fine round of applause when he made his manufactured bow and retired.
The boat, however, did not sink, for the good fairy took care of her friend, and soon raised the boat up again, and it went safely on.
He was safely sheltered, and yet he felt dizzy in the midst of the warring of the elements and the dazzling brightness of the lightning.
n. fish that mature in the sea but migrate to freshwater streams to spawn
n. reddish yellow color, like the flesh of the salmon
n. reddish yellow color, like the flesh of the salmon
v. each of the four divisions of the year: spring, summer, autumn, and winter
Andrea, that the season of your youth was rather a stormy one.
After the feast there was a refreshing season of rest and chat in the shade of spreading oaks.
He remembered well when the first of them had been planted that just at this season of the year their late glories should reveal themselves.
n. term; half a year; a period of 6 months; one of two divisions of an academic year
v. make sensitive to a drug or allergen
v. cause to sense; make sensitive
v. cause to sense; make sensitive
a. emotional, resulting from emotion rather than reason or realism
Valentine witnessed this scene with a sentiment of stupefaction.
It was evident that one sentiment affected all the guests on entering the dining-room.
Your logic is most powerful, Valentine, but say what you will, I can never renounce the sentiment which has instinctively taken possession of my mind.
n. action or state of moving or being moved apart
Thus passed the first miles; and then the Raven bade her farewell, and this was the most painful separation of all.
The remains of poor Renee were already deposited there, and now, after ten years of separation, her father and mother were to be reunited with her.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In Chapter 74. The Villefort Family Vault.
Context Highlight In Chapter 74. The Villefort Family Vault.
These two men, thus opposed in age and interests, resembled two parts of a triangle, presenting the extremes of separation, yet nevertheless possessing their point of union.
a. grave in manner or disposition
Then it was a serious piece of work to write to Dickon.
I became alarmed, as any prosecution might be attended with serious consequences.
She always attends to her own serious business herself, as then she is sure of having it done properly.
n. structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
Just as they got within its shelter the storm burst and the rain poured down.
The cannon will warn every one to refuse shelter to a man wandering about naked and famished.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In Chapter 21. The Island of Tiboulen.
Context Highlight In Chapter 21. The Island of Tiboulen.
The poor horse was very melancholy, and wandered up and down in the wood, seeking some little shelter from the cold wind and rain.
n. chief officer of a shire or county, to be entrusted the execution of the laws
There was another pause, and then the judge arrived and the sheriff proclaimed the opening of the court.
They got a posse together, and went off to guard the river bank, and as soon as it is light the sheriff and a gang are going to beat up the woods.
Only sheriffs and bishops and rich people and kings, and such like.
v. emit something suddenly and forcefully
One day he sent out a huntsman to shoot him a roe, but he did not come back.
Gaetano reminded him that he had come for the purpose of shooting goats, which he had utterly forgotten.
When they got abreast the head of the island they quit shooting and dropped over to the Missouri shore and went home to the town.
v. tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
This order to heat the irons made Dantes shudder.
A few steps brought them to the spring, and Tom felt a shudder quiver all through him.
His hand closed upon the knife; he raised it, glanced at it, and let it fall, with a shudder.
n. a sign made for the purpose of giving notice to a person
When all was ready a signal was given, and they began their music.
He found the blue light, and made her a signal to draw him up again.
Then the bandit thrice imitated the cry of a crow; a croak answered this signal.
n. a board with wheels, ridden in a standing and propelled by foot
n. a small amount of food eaten between meals
n. game closely resembling baseball, played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer
v. make less severe or harsh, become soft or softer
She began to soften; she felt sorry.
Perhaps those prayers may soften the remorse he feels in his heart.
We ought never to despair of softening the heart of a mother who loves her child.
n. acting in a manner that is gentle and mild
n. poor physical condition; lack of courage; weakness
n. poor physical condition; lack of courage; weakness
Presently a vagrant poodle dog came idling along, sad at heart, lazy with the summer softness and the quiet, weary of captivity, sighing for change.
But he only sat wonderfully still, and when he spoke dropped his voice to such a softness that it was curious that she could hear him, but she could.
Mary crept softly across the room to look.
ad. at or to some place
n. an indefinite or unknown location
n. an indefinite or unknown location
I must be getting somewhere near the centre of the earth.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context Highlight In CHAPTER I. Down the Rabbit-Hole
Context Highlight In CHAPTER I. Down the Rabbit-Hole
Away down there somewheres I hears a small whoop, and up comes my spirits.
She stopped, with her mouth open and her hands up; and as for me, I wished I was in Jeruslem or somewheres.
a. completely neat and clean
v. crush or squeeze something with force so that it becomes flat or soft
n. game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
n. game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
a. not easily moved or disturbed
The person who opened it must have taken me for a madman, for I rushed at once to the stable.
My stables are at your command, viscount; but you will kill yourself by riding on horseback.
That when my coachman was about to harness the horses to my carriage, he discovered that they had been removed from the stables without his knowledge.
n. a regular stopping place on a public transportation route
n. a place or building where a specified activity or service is based
n. a place or building where a specified activity or service is based
The train had stopped at a station and Mrs. Medlock was shaking her.
The station was a small one and nobody but themselves seemed to be getting out of the train.
The rain seemed to be streaming down more heavily than ever and everybody in the station wore wet and glistening waterproofs.
n. a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
v. (path tense) take another's stuff without permission, and don't want to return it
v. (path tense) take another's stuff without permission, and don't want to return it
The skiff was half full of plunder which that gang had stole there on the wreck.
He had a gun which he had stole, I reckon, and we fished and hunted, and that was what we lived on.
She went straight to the church, stole to the pot of fat, began to lick at it, and licked the top of the fat off.
n. principal organ of digestion
n. an appetite for food or drink
n. an appetite for food or drink
At last down he went into her stomach.
We found a brass button in his stomach and a round ball, and lots of rubbage.
So the cow was killed, and cut up; and the stomach, in which Tom lay, was thrown out upon a dunghill.
n. action or method of storing something for future use
n. space available for storing something
n. space available for storing something
n. a violent weather condition with strong wind, thunder, and lightning
One day there was a heavy storm of rain.
Just as they got within its shelter the storm burst and the rain poured down.
But that idea was a failure; for pretty soon it begun to storm again, and this time worse than ever.
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