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This novel is wonderfully poetic yet sad. I cannot wait to find out what happens at the end.

Verbs:
S'amonceler - to pile or heap up
"Les nuages gris s'amoncelaient dans le triste ciel d'automne."
se faufiler - to edge ones way into
évanouir - to faint, to vanish, to disappear
prévenir - warn, prevent, avoid
envahir - to invade, to come over
repousser - to grow again, to repel, to repulse

Nouns:
un plafond - a ceiling
le remord - the remorse
une affinité funeste - a disastrous affinity
la marque - the brand
la mine déconfite - the crestfallen look

crestfallen - sad and disappointed