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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
Adrian
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
analytic
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
ANTIGONE
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
anxious
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her feet showed as she stepped down the shallow treads.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
attributes
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
black
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From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
blurred
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
breeding
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From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
broad
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
came
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
carpet
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
coming
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
comparatively
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From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
concerning
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
countenance
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
crape
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From this reading Joanna held up the front of her crape dress.
crape-clad
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
crying
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
didn't
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From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
door
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
down
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
dress
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From this reading Joanna held up the front of her crape dress.
ears
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
elfin
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
entered
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
falling
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
feet
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From this reading Her feet showed as she stepped down the shallow treads.
figure
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
fineness
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From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
flat-bosomed
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
forest
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
freshness
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
front
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From this reading Joanna held up the front of her crape dress.
glass
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
gulls
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
hair
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
hall
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
hand
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From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
hat
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From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
heart
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
heels
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From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
held
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From this reading Joanna held up the front of her crape dress.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
holding
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
House
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
Ibsen
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
individuality
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From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
indulged
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
Joanna
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From this reading Joanna held up the front of her crape dress.
just
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
keen
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
lacking
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From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
landscape
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
leaded
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
light
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
looking
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From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
loved
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
manhood
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
mark
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From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
meager
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
MODERN
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
moral
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
much
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
nature
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
new
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
northern
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
now
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
other
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
out
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
outline
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From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
pouring
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
retina
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
saw
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From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
seascape
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
see
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From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
shallow
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From this reading Her feet showed as she stepped down the shallow treads.
sharpness
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From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her feet showed as she stepped down the shallow treads.
showed
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From this reading Her feet showed as she stepped down the shallow treads.
slippers
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From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
small
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From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
social
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
sound-muffling
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
speculation
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
square
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From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
staircase
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
stepped
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From this reading Her feet showed as she stepped down the shallow treads.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
strained
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
streaming
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
thick
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
toes
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From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
Tower
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
treads
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From this reading Her feet showed as she stepped down the shallow treads.
up
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From this reading Joanna held up the front of her crape dress.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
velvet
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From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
voices
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
wan
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
want
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From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
wildly
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
windows
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
winter
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
woman
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
wore
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From this reading And Adrian, standing below, looking up at her, hat in hand, saw--though he didn't in the least want to see--that she wore black velvet slippers with square toes and no heels to them, and that both her feet and hands, though comparatively small, were lacking in individuality and in that sharpness of outline which is the mark of fineness of breeding.
working
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
yellowish-auburn
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From this reading And down the broad staircase, over the thick, sound-muffling carpet, the wan light streaming in through the blurred, leaded glass of the great staircase windows falling upon her meager, flat-bosomed, crape-clad figure, yellowish-auburn hair and strained, anxious countenance, came the other woman, the Ibsen woman, concerning whose nature and attributes he had just indulged in so much analytic speculation.
yelping
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From this reading A MODERN ANTIGONE His retina still holding that northern elfin landscape and seascape, his ears the voices of the forest and of the wildly yelping gulls, his mind still working on the thought of that new moral and social order now coming into being, his heart and his manhood crying out for the woman he loved, Adrian--the keen freshness of the winter morning pouring in through the open door along with him--entered the hall of the Tower House.
