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Floyd Grandon's Honor
Floyd Grandon's Honor

Chapter VII

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Love is forever and divinely new.--MONTGOMERY.
Floyd Grandon, who always sleeps the sleep of the just, or the traveller who learns to sleep under all circumstances, is restless and tormented with vague dreams.
Some danger or vexation seems to menace him continually.
He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.
Madame Lepelletier rather rejoices in this sign.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Floyd Grandon's Honor

Chapter VII

Reading 1/66 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Love is forever and divinely new.--MONTGOMERY.
Line 2
Floyd Grandon, who always sleeps the sleep of the just, or the traveller who learns to sleep under all circumstances, is restless and tormented with vague dreams.
Line 3
Some danger or vexation seems to menace him continually.
Line 4
He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.
Line 5
Madame Lepelletier rather rejoices in this sign.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.”

Disgrace noun US /dɪsˈɡreɪs/

shame caused by unacceptable behaviour

From this reading “He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “Floyd Grandon, who always sleeps the sleep of the just, or the traveller who learns to sleep under all circumstances, is restless and tormented with vague dreams.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.”

All words in this reading · 65

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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 He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.

all

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From this reading Floyd Grandon, who always sleeps the sleep of the just, or the traveller who learns to sleep under all circumstances, is restless and tormented with vague dreams.

always

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From this reading Floyd Grandon, who always sleeps the sleep of the just, or the traveller who learns to sleep under all circumstances, is restless and tormented with vague dreams.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Love is forever and divinely new.--MONTGOMERY.

away

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From this reading He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.

baby

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From this reading He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.

Cecil

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From this reading He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.

circumstances

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From this reading Floyd Grandon, who always sleeps the sleep of the just, or the traveller who learns to sleep under all circumstances, is restless and tormented with vague dreams.

continually

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From this reading Some danger or vexation seems to menace him continually.

dainty

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From this reading He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.

danger

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From this reading Some danger or vexation seems to menace him continually.

disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/

shame caused by unacceptable behaviour

From this reading He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.

divinely

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From this reading Love is forever and divinely new.--MONTGOMERY.

dreams

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From this reading Floyd Grandon, who always sleeps the sleep of the just, or the traveller who learns to sleep under all circumstances, is restless and tormented with vague dreams.

Floyd

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From this reading Floyd Grandon, who always sleeps the sleep of the just, or the traveller who learns to sleep under all circumstances, is restless and tormented with vague dreams.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.

forever

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From this reading Love is forever and divinely new.--MONTGOMERY.

Grandon

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From this reading Floyd Grandon, who always sleeps the sleep of the just, or the traveller who learns to sleep under all circumstances, is restless and tormented with vague dreams.

grudge

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From this reading He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Some danger or vexation seems to menace him continually.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.

holds

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From this reading He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Love is forever and divinely new.--MONTGOMERY.

just

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From this reading Floyd Grandon, who always sleeps the sleep of the just, or the traveller who learns to sleep under all circumstances, is restless and tormented with vague dreams.

learns

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From this reading Floyd Grandon, who always sleeps the sleep of the just, or the traveller who learns to sleep under all circumstances, is restless and tormented with vague dreams.

Lepelletier

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From this reading Madame Lepelletier rather rejoices in this sign.

Love

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From this reading Love is forever and divinely new.--MONTGOMERY.

Madame

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From this reading Madame Lepelletier rather rejoices in this sign.

makes

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From this reading He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.

menace

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From this reading Some danger or vexation seems to menace him continually.

MONTGOMERY

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From this reading Love is forever and divinely new.--MONTGOMERY.

neglect

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From this reading He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.

new

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From this reading Love is forever and divinely new.--MONTGOMERY.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Floyd Grandon, who always sleeps the sleep of the just, or the traveller who learns to sleep under all circumstances, is restless and tormented with vague dreams.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Floyd Grandon, who always sleeps the sleep of the just, or the traveller who learns to sleep under all circumstances, is restless and tormented with vague dreams.

rather

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From this reading Madame Lepelletier rather rejoices in this sign.

rejoices

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From this reading Madame Lepelletier rather rejoices in this sign.

restless

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From this reading Floyd Grandon, who always sleeps the sleep of the just, or the traveller who learns to sleep under all circumstances, is restless and tormented with vague dreams.

rises

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From this reading He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.

seems

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From this reading Some danger or vexation seems to menace him continually.

sent

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From this reading He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.

sign

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From this reading Madame Lepelletier rather rejoices in this sign.

sleep

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From this reading Floyd Grandon, who always sleeps the sleep of the just, or the traveller who learns to sleep under all circumstances, is restless and tormented with vague dreams.

sleeps

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From this reading Floyd Grandon, who always sleeps the sleep of the just, or the traveller who learns to sleep under all circumstances, is restless and tormented with vague dreams.

Some

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From this reading Some danger or vexation seems to menace him continually.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Floyd Grandon, who always sleeps the sleep of the just, or the traveller who learns to sleep under all circumstances, is restless and tormented with vague dreams.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Madame Lepelletier rather rejoices in this sign.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Floyd Grandon, who always sleeps the sleep of the just, or the traveller who learns to sleep under all circumstances, is restless and tormented with vague dreams.

tormented

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From this reading Floyd Grandon, who always sleeps the sleep of the just, or the traveller who learns to sleep under all circumstances, is restless and tormented with vague dreams.

tormenting

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From this reading He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.

traveller

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From this reading Floyd Grandon, who always sleeps the sleep of the just, or the traveller who learns to sleep under all circumstances, is restless and tormented with vague dreams.

undeniably

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From this reading He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Floyd Grandon, who always sleeps the sleep of the just, or the traveller who learns to sleep under all circumstances, is restless and tormented with vague dreams.

unrefreshed

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From this reading He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.

vague

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From this reading Floyd Grandon, who always sleeps the sleep of the just, or the traveller who learns to sleep under all circumstances, is restless and tormented with vague dreams.

vexation

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From this reading Some danger or vexation seems to menace him continually.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Floyd Grandon, who always sleeps the sleep of the just, or the traveller who learns to sleep under all circumstances, is restless and tormented with vague dreams.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Floyd Grandon, who always sleeps the sleep of the just, or the traveller who learns to sleep under all circumstances, is restless and tormented with vague dreams.

yesterday

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From this reading He rises unrefreshed, and Cecil holds a dainty baby grudge against him for his neglect of yesterday, and makes herself undeniably tormenting, until she is sent away in disgrace.