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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 To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He put his glass down abruptly and tramped from wall to wall, his unbuttoned silk waistcoat swinging about his arms.
abruptly
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From this reading He put his glass down abruptly and tramped from wall to wall, his unbuttoned silk waistcoat swinging about his arms.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
Ah
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From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
all
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From this reading Lee Randon now cursed himself, he cursed Savina, but most of all he cursed William Grove, sleeping in complacent ignorance beside his wife.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
appeared
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From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
arms
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From this reading He put his glass down abruptly and tramped from wall to wall, his unbuttoned silk waistcoat swinging about his arms.
attempted
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From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
attitudes
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From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Lee Randon now cursed himself, he cursed Savina, but most of all he cursed William Grove, sleeping in complacent ignorance beside his wife.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
breath
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From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
circumstances
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From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
complacent
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From this reading Lee Randon now cursed himself, he cursed Savina, but most of all he cursed William Grove, sleeping in complacent ignorance beside his wife.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lee was merely mapping out a course in the direction of worldly wisdom.
cursed
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From this reading Lee Randon now cursed himself, he cursed Savina, but most of all he cursed William Grove, sleeping in complacent ignorance beside his wife.
Davencotts
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From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
direction
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From this reading Lee was merely mapping out a course in the direction of worldly wisdom.
down
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From this reading He put his glass down abruptly and tramped from wall to wall, his unbuttoned silk waistcoat swinging about his arms.
escaping
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From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
Fanny
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From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
felt
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From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
fervor
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From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
glass
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From this reading He put his glass down abruptly and tramped from wall to wall, his unbuttoned silk waistcoat swinging about his arms.
gone
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From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
Grove
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From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
guest
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From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
guilt
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From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
heard
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From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
heralded
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From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lee Randon now cursed himself, he cursed Savina, but most of all he cursed William Grove, sleeping in complacent ignorance beside his wife.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
honesty
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From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
house
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From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
hypocrisy
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From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
ignorance
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From this reading Lee Randon now cursed himself, he cursed Savina, but most of all he cursed William Grove, sleeping in complacent ignorance beside his wife.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
inconsistently
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From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
inevitable
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From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
kissed
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From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
largely
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From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
leaving
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From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
Lee
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From this reading Lee was merely mapping out a course in the direction of worldly wisdom.
lips
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From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
mapping
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From this reading Lee was merely mapping out a course in the direction of worldly wisdom.
merely
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From this reading Lee was merely mapping out a course in the direction of worldly wisdom.
moment
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From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
most
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From this reading Lee Randon now cursed himself, he cursed Savina, but most of all he cursed William Grove, sleeping in complacent ignorance beside his wife.
natural
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From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
now
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From this reading Lee Randon now cursed himself, he cursed Savina, but most of all he cursed William Grove, sleeping in complacent ignorance beside his wife.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
only
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From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
out
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From this reading Lee was merely mapping out a course in the direction of worldly wisdom.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
parted
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From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
place
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From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
pressed
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From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
promise
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From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
public
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From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
put
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From this reading He put his glass down abruptly and tramped from wall to wall, his unbuttoned silk waistcoat swinging about his arms.
Randon
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From this reading Lee Randon now cursed himself, he cursed Savina, but most of all he cursed William Grove, sleeping in complacent ignorance beside his wife.
reviewed
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From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
Savina
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From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
security
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From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
silk
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From this reading He put his glass down abruptly and tramped from wall to wall, his unbuttoned silk waistcoat swinging about his arms.
similitude
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From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
sleeping
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From this reading Lee Randon now cursed himself, he cursed Savina, but most of all he cursed William Grove, sleeping in complacent ignorance beside his wife.
suffering
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From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
swinging
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From this reading He put his glass down abruptly and tramped from wall to wall, his unbuttoned silk waistcoat swinging about his arms.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
Then
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From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
thoughts
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From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
thrilling
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From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
tramped
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From this reading He put his glass down abruptly and tramped from wall to wall, his unbuttoned silk waistcoat swinging about his arms.
unbuttoned
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From this reading He put his glass down abruptly and tramped from wall to wall, his unbuttoned silk waistcoat swinging about his arms.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
waistcoat
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From this reading He put his glass down abruptly and tramped from wall to wall, his unbuttoned silk waistcoat swinging about his arms.
wall
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From this reading He put his glass down abruptly and tramped from wall to wall, his unbuttoned silk waistcoat swinging about his arms.
warm
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From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
widely
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From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
wife
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From this reading Lee Randon now cursed himself, he cursed Savina, but most of all he cursed William Grove, sleeping in complacent ignorance beside his wife.
William
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From this reading To have kissed her, under the circumstances, appeared to him not only natural, but inevitable; and he was suffering from no feeling of guilt; neither toward William Grove, in whose house he was a guest, nor to Fanny--those widely heralded attitudes were largely a part of a public hypocrisy which had no place in the attempted honesty of his thoughts.
wisdom
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From this reading Lee was merely mapping out a course in the direction of worldly wisdom.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, inconsistently leaving that promise of security, he reviewed every moment, every thrilling breath, with Savina Grove after the Davencotts had gone: he felt, in exact warm similitude, her body pressed against his, her parted lips; he heard the little escaping “Ah!” of her fervor.
worldly
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From this reading Lee was merely mapping out a course in the direction of worldly wisdom.
