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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 FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After eighteen hours of the purgatory of indecision, he had not so much decided to pay that promised visit on which hung the future of two lives, as allowed himself to be borne towards the girl.
allowed
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From this reading After eighteen hours of the purgatory of indecision, he had not so much decided to pay that promised visit on which hung the future of two lives, as allowed himself to be borne towards the girl.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
animality
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From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After eighteen hours of the purgatory of indecision, he had not so much decided to pay that promised visit on which hung the future of two lives, as allowed himself to be borne towards the girl.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After eighteen hours of the purgatory of indecision, he had not so much decided to pay that promised visit on which hung the future of two lives, as allowed himself to be borne towards the girl.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The sight of it coming so closely on the struggle she had just been through was too much for the girl's self-control.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead of going up to him, she sat down on the corded trunk and began to sob.
betrayed
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From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
Bianca
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From this reading There was no one in the passage to see him after he had passed Bianca in the doorway, but it was with a face darkened by the peculiar stabbing look of wounded egoism that he entered the little model's room.
borne
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From this reading After eighteen hours of the purgatory of indecision, he had not so much decided to pay that promised visit on which hung the future of two lives, as allowed himself to be borne towards the girl.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no one in the passage to see him after he had passed Bianca in the doorway, but it was with a face darkened by the peculiar stabbing look of wounded egoism that he entered the little model's room.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
cheek
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From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
closely
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From this reading The sight of it coming so closely on the struggle she had just been through was too much for the girl's self-control.
COMEDY
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From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
coming
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From this reading The sight of it coming so closely on the struggle she had just been through was too much for the girl's self-control.
corded
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From this reading Instead of going up to him, she sat down on the corded trunk and began to sob.
cultivated
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From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
darkened
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From this reading There was no one in the passage to see him after he had passed Bianca in the doorway, but it was with a face darkened by the peculiar stabbing look of wounded egoism that he entered the little model's room.
decided
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From this reading After eighteen hours of the purgatory of indecision, he had not so much decided to pay that promised visit on which hung the future of two lives, as allowed himself to be borne towards the girl.
doorway
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From this reading There was no one in the passage to see him after he had passed Bianca in the doorway, but it was with a face darkened by the peculiar stabbing look of wounded egoism that he entered the little model's room.
down
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From this reading Instead of going up to him, she sat down on the corded trunk and began to sob.
driving
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From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
egoism
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From this reading There was no one in the passage to see him after he had passed Bianca in the doorway, but it was with a face darkened by the peculiar stabbing look of wounded egoism that he entered the little model's room.
eighteen
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From this reading After eighteen hours of the purgatory of indecision, he had not so much decided to pay that promised visit on which hung the future of two lives, as allowed himself to be borne towards the girl.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
entered
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From this reading There was no one in the passage to see him after he had passed Bianca in the doorway, but it was with a face darkened by the peculiar stabbing look of wounded egoism that he entered the little model's room.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
face
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From this reading There was no one in the passage to see him after he had passed Bianca in the doorway, but it was with a face darkened by the peculiar stabbing look of wounded egoism that he entered the little model's room.
FINISH
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From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
fixed
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From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The sight of it coming so closely on the struggle she had just been through was too much for the girl's self-control.
future
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From this reading After eighteen hours of the purgatory of indecision, he had not so much decided to pay that promised visit on which hung the future of two lives, as allowed himself to be borne towards the girl.
girl
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From this reading After eighteen hours of the purgatory of indecision, he had not so much decided to pay that promised visit on which hung the future of two lives, as allowed himself to be borne towards the girl.
girl's
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From this reading The sight of it coming so closely on the struggle she had just been through was too much for the girl's self-control.
going
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From this reading Instead of going up to him, she sat down on the corded trunk and began to sob.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After eighteen hours of the purgatory of indecision, he had not so much decided to pay that promised visit on which hung the future of two lives, as allowed himself to be borne towards the girl.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After eighteen hours of the purgatory of indecision, he had not so much decided to pay that promised visit on which hung the future of two lives, as allowed himself to be borne towards the girl.
Hilary
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From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was no one in the passage to see him after he had passed Bianca in the doorway, but it was with a face darkened by the peculiar stabbing look of wounded egoism that he entered the little model's room.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading After eighteen hours of the purgatory of indecision, he had not so much decided to pay that promised visit on which hung the future of two lives, as allowed himself to be borne towards the girl.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
hours
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From this reading After eighteen hours of the purgatory of indecision, he had not so much decided to pay that promised visit on which hung the future of two lives, as allowed himself to be borne towards the girl.
hung
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From this reading After eighteen hours of the purgatory of indecision, he had not so much decided to pay that promised visit on which hung the future of two lives, as allowed himself to be borne towards the girl.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no one in the passage to see him after he had passed Bianca in the doorway, but it was with a face darkened by the peculiar stabbing look of wounded egoism that he entered the little model's room.
indecision
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From this reading After eighteen hours of the purgatory of indecision, he had not so much decided to pay that promised visit on which hung the future of two lives, as allowed himself to be borne towards the girl.
Instead
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From this reading Instead of going up to him, she sat down on the corded trunk and began to sob.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was no one in the passage to see him after he had passed Bianca in the doorway, but it was with a face darkened by the peculiar stabbing look of wounded egoism that he entered the little model's room.
just
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From this reading The sight of it coming so closely on the struggle she had just been through was too much for the girl's self-control.
lips
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From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
lives
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From this reading After eighteen hours of the purgatory of indecision, he had not so much decided to pay that promised visit on which hung the future of two lives, as allowed himself to be borne towards the girl.
lodgings
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From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no one in the passage to see him after he had passed Bianca in the doorway, but it was with a face darkened by the peculiar stabbing look of wounded egoism that he entered the little model's room.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
men
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From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
model's
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From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
most
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From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
much
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From this reading After eighteen hours of the purgatory of indecision, he had not so much decided to pay that promised visit on which hung the future of two lives, as allowed himself to be borne towards the girl.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no one in the passage to see him after he had passed Bianca in the doorway, but it was with a face darkened by the peculiar stabbing look of wounded egoism that he entered the little model's room.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After eighteen hours of the purgatory of indecision, he had not so much decided to pay that promised visit on which hung the future of two lives, as allowed himself to be borne towards the girl.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
over-compression
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From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was no one in the passage to see him after he had passed Bianca in the doorway, but it was with a face darkened by the peculiar stabbing look of wounded egoism that he entered the little model's room.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no one in the passage to see him after he had passed Bianca in the doorway, but it was with a face darkened by the peculiar stabbing look of wounded egoism that he entered the little model's room.
pay
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From this reading After eighteen hours of the purgatory of indecision, he had not so much decided to pay that promised visit on which hung the future of two lives, as allowed himself to be borne towards the girl.
peculiar
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From this reading There was no one in the passage to see him after he had passed Bianca in the doorway, but it was with a face darkened by the peculiar stabbing look of wounded egoism that he entered the little model's room.
presence
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From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
promised
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From this reading After eighteen hours of the purgatory of indecision, he had not so much decided to pay that promised visit on which hung the future of two lives, as allowed himself to be borne towards the girl.
purgatory
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From this reading After eighteen hours of the purgatory of indecision, he had not so much decided to pay that promised visit on which hung the future of two lives, as allowed himself to be borne towards the girl.
quivering
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From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
red
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From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
room
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From this reading There was no one in the passage to see him after he had passed Bianca in the doorway, but it was with a face darkened by the peculiar stabbing look of wounded egoism that he entered the little model's room.
sat
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From this reading Instead of going up to him, she sat down on the corded trunk and began to sob.
saw
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From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
see
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From this reading There was no one in the passage to see him after he had passed Bianca in the doorway, but it was with a face darkened by the peculiar stabbing look of wounded egoism that he entered the little model's room.
seen
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From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
self-control
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From this reading The sight of it coming so closely on the struggle she had just been through was too much for the girl's self-control.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sight of it coming so closely on the struggle she had just been through was too much for the girl's self-control.
sight
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From this reading The sight of it coming so closely on the struggle she had just been through was too much for the girl's self-control.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading After eighteen hours of the purgatory of indecision, he had not so much decided to pay that promised visit on which hung the future of two lives, as allowed himself to be borne towards the girl.
sobnounUS /sɒb/
a sudden deep breath caused by emotion
From this reading Instead of going up to him, she sat down on the corded trunk and began to sob.
spot
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From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
stabbing
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From this reading There was no one in the passage to see him after he had passed Bianca in the doorway, but it was with a face darkened by the peculiar stabbing look of wounded egoism that he entered the little model's room.
struggle
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From this reading The sight of it coming so closely on the struggle she had just been through was too much for the girl's self-control.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
There
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From this reading There was no one in the passage to see him after he had passed Bianca in the doorway, but it was with a face darkened by the peculiar stabbing look of wounded egoism that he entered the little model's room.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sight of it coming so closely on the struggle she had just been through was too much for the girl's self-control.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After eighteen hours of the purgatory of indecision, he had not so much decided to pay that promised visit on which hung the future of two lives, as allowed himself to be borne towards the girl.
too
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From this reading The sight of it coming so closely on the struggle she had just been through was too much for the girl's self-control.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
trunk
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From this reading Instead of going up to him, she sat down on the corded trunk and began to sob.
two
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From this reading After eighteen hours of the purgatory of indecision, he had not so much decided to pay that promised visit on which hung the future of two lives, as allowed himself to be borne towards the girl.
underlies
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From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
up
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From this reading Instead of going up to him, she sat down on the corded trunk and began to sob.
visit
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From this reading After eighteen hours of the purgatory of indecision, he had not so much decided to pay that promised visit on which hung the future of two lives, as allowed himself to be borne towards the girl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no one in the passage to see him after he had passed Bianca in the doorway, but it was with a face darkened by the peculiar stabbing look of wounded egoism that he entered the little model's room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading FINISH OF THE COMEDY Those who may have seen Hilary driving towards the little model's lodgings saw one who, by a fixed red spot on either cheek, and the over-compression of his quivering lips, betrayed the presence of that animality which underlies even the most cultivated men.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was no one in the passage to see him after he had passed Bianca in the doorway, but it was with a face darkened by the peculiar stabbing look of wounded egoism that he entered the little model's room.
wounded
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From this reading There was no one in the passage to see him after he had passed Bianca in the doorway, but it was with a face darkened by the peculiar stabbing look of wounded egoism that he entered the little model's room.
