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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 They could not arouse him to a distinct consciousness as to where he was or what had happened.
Ad
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From this reading He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.
Alice
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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
anywhere
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From this reading He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.
apprising
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From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.
arouse
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From this reading They could not arouse him to a distinct consciousness as to where he was or what had happened.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They could not arouse him to a distinct consciousness as to where he was or what had happened.
asking
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From this reading He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.
Bank
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From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.
consciousness
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From this reading They could not arouse him to a distinct consciousness as to where he was or what had happened.
Couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
court
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From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.
delirious
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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
dew
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From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.
distinct
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From this reading They could not arouse him to a distinct consciousness as to where he was or what had happened.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.
expressed
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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
falling
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From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.
family
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From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.
feelings
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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
fierce
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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
Golden
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From this reading He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
Haired
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From this reading He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.
happened
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From this reading They could not arouse him to a distinct consciousness as to where he was or what had happened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could not arouse him to a distinct consciousness as to where he was or what had happened.
head
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From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.
heart
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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
heavy
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From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
hot
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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
hotel
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From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.
HUGH
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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
illness
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From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.
immediately
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From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.
induced
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From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
Johnson
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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
just
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From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.
known
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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.
made
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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
measures
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From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.
Muggins
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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They could not arouse him to a distinct consciousness as to where he was or what had happened.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
only
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From this reading He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.
opinion
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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They could not arouse him to a distinct consciousness as to where he was or what had happened.
perhaps
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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
perspirationnounUS /ˌpɜːrspəˈreɪʃən/
sweat produced by the body
From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.
POORnounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
possible
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From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.
profuse
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From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.
quiet
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From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.
regarded
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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
removing
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From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.
see
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From this reading He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.
sent
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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
sleep
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From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
soon
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From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.
Spring
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From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.
stilled
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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.
sunsetting
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From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.
swiftly
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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.
taken
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From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.
talked
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From this reading He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.
throbbings
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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
uncovered
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From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.
veins
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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.
well
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From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.
wet
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From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They could not arouse him to a distinct consciousness as to where he was or what had happened.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They could not arouse him to a distinct consciousness as to where he was or what had happened.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
