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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 THE SOLILOQUY, AND THE CHARACTER, OF A RECLUSE.--THE INTERRUPTION.
agitated
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SOLILOQUY, AND THE CHARACTER, OF A RECLUSE.--THE INTERRUPTION.
Aram
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
assisted
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear, Or thrice-great Hermes, and unsphere The spirit of Plato.”
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear, Or thrice-great Hermes, and unsphere The spirit of Plato.”
Bear
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From this reading “Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear, Or thrice-great Hermes, and unsphere The spirit of Plato.”
beautiful
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
breast
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
carriage
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
CHARACTER
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cordiality
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From this reading Lester held out his hand to him with a frank cordiality which the scholar could not resist.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Lester held out his hand to him with a frank cordiality which the scholar could not resist.
delight
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
expression
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
eyes
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
fairy
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
felt
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
frank
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From this reading Lester held out his hand to him with a frank cordiality which the scholar could not resist.
grateful
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
hand
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
held
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From this reading Lester held out his hand to him with a frank cordiality which the scholar could not resist.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
Hermes
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From this reading “Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear, Or thrice-great Hermes, and unsphere The spirit of Plato.”
high
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From this reading “Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear, Or thrice-great Hermes, and unsphere The spirit of Plato.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lester held out his hand to him with a frank cordiality which the scholar could not resist.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
hour
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From this reading “Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear, Or thrice-great Hermes, and unsphere The spirit of Plato.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear, Or thrice-great Hermes, and unsphere The spirit of Plato.”
Il
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From this reading --Milton.--Il Penseroso.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear, Or thrice-great Hermes, and unsphere The spirit of Plato.”
INTERRUPTION
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From this reading THE SOLILOQUY, AND THE CHARACTER, OF A RECLUSE.--THE INTERRUPTION.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
lamp
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From this reading “Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear, Or thrice-great Hermes, and unsphere The spirit of Plato.”
Lester
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From this reading Lester held out his hand to him with a frank cordiality which the scholar could not resist.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear, Or thrice-great Hermes, and unsphere The spirit of Plato.”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
listened
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
lonely
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From this reading “Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear, Or thrice-great Hermes, and unsphere The spirit of Plato.”
love
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
Madeline
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
marked
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear, Or thrice-great Hermes, and unsphere The spirit of Plato.”
midnight
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From this reading “Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear, Or thrice-great Hermes, and unsphere The spirit of Plato.”
Milton
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From this reading --Milton.--Il Penseroso.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear, Or thrice-great Hermes, and unsphere The spirit of Plato.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lester held out his hand to him with a frank cordiality which the scholar could not resist.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SOLILOQUY, AND THE CHARACTER, OF A RECLUSE.--THE INTERRUPTION.
oft
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From this reading “Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear, Or thrice-great Hermes, and unsphere The spirit of Plato.”
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear, Or thrice-great Hermes, and unsphere The spirit of Plato.”
out
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From this reading Lester held out his hand to him with a frank cordiality which the scholar could not resist.
outwatch
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From this reading “Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear, Or thrice-great Hermes, and unsphere The spirit of Plato.”
Penseroso
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From this reading --Milton.--Il Penseroso.
Plato
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From this reading “Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear, Or thrice-great Hermes, and unsphere The spirit of Plato.”
preludes
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
pressure
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
RECLUSE
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From this reading THE SOLILOQUY, AND THE CHARACTER, OF A RECLUSE.--THE INTERRUPTION.
resist
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From this reading Lester held out his hand to him with a frank cordiality which the scholar could not resist.
scholarnounUS /ˈskɒl.ər/
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading Lester held out his hand to him with a frank cordiality which the scholar could not resist.
seen
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From this reading “Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear, Or thrice-great Hermes, and unsphere The spirit of Plato.”
sensation
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
slight
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
soft
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
SOLILOQUY
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solitary
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
some
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From this reading “Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear, Or thrice-great Hermes, and unsphere The spirit of Plato.”
spirit
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From this reading “Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear, Or thrice-great Hermes, and unsphere The spirit of Plato.”
sterile
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
sweet
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SOLILOQUY, AND THE CHARACTER, OF A RECLUSE.--THE INTERRUPTION.
thrice-great
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From this reading “Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear, Or thrice-great Hermes, and unsphere The spirit of Plato.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
tower
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From this reading “Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear, Or thrice-great Hermes, and unsphere The spirit of Plato.”
unsphere
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From this reading “Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear, Or thrice-great Hermes, and unsphere The spirit of Plato.”
vague
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
voice
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
warm
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From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear, Or thrice-great Hermes, and unsphere The spirit of Plato.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lester held out his hand to him with a frank cordiality which the scholar could not resist.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading As Aram assisted the beautiful Madeline into the carriage--as he listened to her sweet voice--as he marked the grateful expression of her soft eyes--as he felt the slight yet warm pressure of her fairy hand, that vague sensation of delight which preludes love, for the first time, in his sterile and solitary life, agitated his breast.
