5th Grade Spelling Words With Definition

The wall was built of rough stones, among which, to give strength to the structure, blocks of hewn stone were at intervals imbedded.

Tom's whole structure of faith was shaken to its foundations.

Clear sky, swift-flitting boats, and brilliant sunshine disappeared; the heavens were hung with black, and the gigantic structure of the Chateau d'If seemed like the phantom of a mortal enemy.

I have half a mind to go back again, and say what I suffer.

I suffer less because there is in me less strength to endure.

It is unnecessary to state that, in the eyes of the young man, Valentine did not suffer by the contrast.

At a distance Albert thought it was a complete suit, for he counted from the ace to the ten.

On the third day, he received from Iron Hans a suit of black armour and a black horse, and again he caught the apple.

The old man was attired in a suit of glistening watered silk, trimmed with steel buttons, beautifully cut and polished.

Say not so; you can console and support me by the strength of your own powerful mind.

Dantes approached the upper rock, which now, without any support, leaned towards the sea.

As for the count, he had fallen on his chair; it was evident that his legs refused to support him.

With sword, and uniform, and plume so high.

We bring to his widow his sword and cross of honor.

I have hung up my sword, and cast myself into politics.

We struck for the stern of the texas, and found it, and then scrabbled along forwards on the skylight, hanging on from shutter to shutter, for the edge of the skylight was in the water.

So I dropped on my hands and knees in the little passage, and crept aft in the dark till there warn't but one stateroom betwixt me and the cross-hall of the texas.

But he had no sooner eaten than he felt thirsty; he had forgotten that.

When daylight dawned he saw that he was near a stream; he was thirsty, and dragged himself towards it.

They grew hungry and thirsty; but from the palace they got nothing whatever, not even a glass of water.

Albert shook his head, and looked thoughtful.

And he remained again motionless and thoughtful.

Madame de Villefort appeared more and more thoughtful.

s throne, or the still more tragic destruction of the empire.

Then the fisherman went home, and found Ilsabill sitting on a throne that was two miles high.

A miracle of heaven replaced me on the throne of my fathers after five-and-twenty years of exile.

Danglars kept up the title of prince.

I believe, mother, it is merely a title.

This reply fully satisfied the Councillor; the title suited the dress.

The groans ceased and the pain vanished from the toe.

Tom groaned louder, and fancied that he began to feel pain in the toe.

So the boy eagerly drew his sore toe from under the sheet and held it up for inspection.

In such ecstasies that he even controlled his tongue and was silent.

Old Mrs. Hotchkiss was the worst; her tongue was a-going all the time.

No sooner had it touched his tongue than he heard a strange whispering of little voices outside his window.

The statements was interesting, but tough.

The young chap was mighty thankful; said it was tough work toting his baggage such weather.

We smouched the grindstone, and set out to roll her home, but it was a most nation tough job.

Jim looked at the trash, and then looked at me, and back at the trash again.

While the Owl had the dish as its share of the treat.

The weather was magnificent, and the excursion a treat.

I have never interfered in your affairs excepting for your good; treat me in the same way.

I am well fed, and get friendly treatment.

She dropped the water treatment and everything else, and pinned her faith to Pain-killer.

The animal uttered a cry during the transit, but, arrived at its destination, it crouched behind the cushions, and stupefied at such unusual treatment remained silent and motionless.

The ugly apes sat upon the trees, and grinned.

He stopped, but I never see the duke look so ugly out of his eyes before.

The place was bare and ugly enough, Mary thought, as she stood and stared about her.

The poor unfortunate had starved to death.

father of a yet more unfortunate family, bore in his looks.

It was easy to perceive he was revolving some unfortunate idea in his mind.

They considered the moon alone to be inhabited: they imagined it was the real heart of the universe or planetary system, on which the genuine Cosmopolites, or citizens of the world, dwelt.

The universal response was, that the fare was detestable, and that they wanted to be set free.

I made myself some excellent ones, which would be universally preferred to all others if once known.

There was an unusual amount of talk.

An unusual quiet possessed the village, although it was ordinarily quiet enough, in all conscience.

Yet the hours passed on without any unusual disturbance, and Dantes knew that he had escaped the first peril.

Morrel felt that further resistance or remonstrance was useless.

The fragments of the jug broke, and after an hour of useless toil, he paused.

All was vain; and he lost two hours in his attempts, which were at last utterly useless.

There was no Sabbath-school during day-school vacation, but everybody was early at church.

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

The victory was complete; twice he had overcome his doubts.

At last they conspired together and hit upon a plan that promised a dazzling victory.

When the king returned to his palace, his daughter went to meet him, and wished him joy of his victory.

Becky hesitating, Tom took silence for consent, and passed his arm about her waist and whispered the tale ever so softly, with his mouth close to her ear.

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.

The captain descended last, or rather, he did not descend, he would not quit the vessel; so I took him round the waist, and threw him into the boat, and then I jumped after him.

In the dead waste and middle of the night, when churchyards yawn.

They felt no longing for the little village sleeping in the distance beyond the majestic waste of water.

As I look at it, a millionth part of a railway is worth fully as much as an acre of waste land on the banks of the Ohio.

I have been to talk to him every day this week.

The sun shone down for nearly a week on the secret garden.

Mrs. Medlock said I was to have a shilling a week to spend.

His scientific experiment was quite practical and simple and there was nothing weird about it at all.

Now a weird flash turned night into day and showed every little grassblade, separate and distinct, that grew about their feet.

They found new corridors and corners and flights of steps and new old pictures they liked and weird old things they did not know the use of.

Then she went in to her mother and sister, and as she was so richly covered with gold, they gave her a warm welcome.

In such delicious fancies time quickly glides by, and the welcome hour arrives for her entrance into the Elysian world, of which she has had such bright dreams.

The sun, red and flaming, was sinking into the embrace of the welcoming ocean.

I can dig and pull up weeds, and do whatever you tell me.

Native servants always salaamed and submitted to you, whatever you did.

She told me to pray every day, and whatever I asked for I would get it.

This voice made every one bow before it, resembling in its effect the wind passing over a field of wheat, by its superior strength forcing every ear to yield obeisance.

Yes, we do; you see them whenever God pleases to allow them to assume a material form.

I tote water for Uncle Jake whenever he wants me to, and any time I ask him he gives me a little something to eat if he can spare it.

Tom watched and watched, hoping whenever a frisking frock came in sight, and hating the owner of it as soon as he saw she was not the right one.

They were obliged to run after him continually, now left, now right, wherever his legs took him.

Anyways, it was plenty good enough for me; and wherever I run across it, it can have all of my custom every time.

I knowed he would be changing it around every which way as we went along, and heaving in new bullinesses wherever he got a chance.

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.

From the apartments on the ground-floor might be heard the sound of music, with the whirl of the waltz and galop, while brilliant streams of light shone through the openings of the Venetian blinds.

Dantes whirled the stool round his head.

Her anxious little face seemed to worry him more than ever.

But he studied it over, and then said Jim would have to worry along the best he could with an onion.

The thing for us to do is just to do our duty, and not worry about whether anybody sees us do it or not.

I saw your vessel, and fearful of being left to perish on the desolate island, I swam off on a piece of wreckage to try and intercept your course.