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SUNRISE. Entranced in amazed ecstasy he lay quite quiet, . . afraid to speak or stir! This gentle Presence,--this fair, beseeching face, might vanish if he moved! So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This gentle Presence,--this fair, beseeching face, might vanish if he moved!”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “This gentle Presence,--this fair, beseeching face, might vanish if he moved!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Entranced in amazed ecstasy he lay quite quiet, .”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “. afraid to speak or stir!”
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From this reading . afraid to speak or stir!
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From this reading Entranced in amazed ecstasy he lay quite quiet, .
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
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From this reading This gentle Presence,--this fair, beseeching face, might vanish if he moved!
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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
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From this reading Entranced in amazed ecstasy he lay quite quiet, .
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From this reading Entranced in amazed ecstasy he lay quite quiet, .
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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
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From this reading This gentle Presence,--this fair, beseeching face, might vanish if he moved!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This gentle Presence,--this fair, beseeching face, might vanish if he moved!
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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
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From this reading This gentle Presence,--this fair, beseeching face, might vanish if he moved!
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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Entranced in amazed ecstasy he lay quite quiet, .
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This gentle Presence,--this fair, beseeching face, might vanish if he moved!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entranced in amazed ecstasy he lay quite quiet, .
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From this reading Entranced in amazed ecstasy he lay quite quiet, .
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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This gentle Presence,--this fair, beseeching face, might vanish if he moved!
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From this reading This gentle Presence,--this fair, beseeching face, might vanish if he moved!
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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading . afraid to speak or stir!
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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
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From this reading This gentle Presence,--this fair, beseeching face, might vanish if he moved!
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From this reading Entranced in amazed ecstasy he lay quite quiet, .
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Entranced in amazed ecstasy he lay quite quiet, .
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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
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From this reading . afraid to speak or stir!
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From this reading . afraid to speak or stir!
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From this reading SUNRISE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This gentle Presence,--this fair, beseeching face, might vanish if he moved!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading . afraid to speak or stir!
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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
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From this reading This gentle Presence,--this fair, beseeching face, might vanish if he moved!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
