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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 With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She was perhaps alone in this view, although it must be confessed that few mortal men surpassed him in these two respects.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was perhaps alone in this view, although it must be confessed that few mortal men surpassed him in these two respects.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They bore the same name; they were the sons of brothers--and as unlike each other as possible.
ardent
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From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
aristocracy
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From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
aristocratic
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From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They bore the same name; they were the sons of brothers--and as unlike each other as possible.
Austrian
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From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was perhaps alone in this view, although it must be confessed that few mortal men surpassed him in these two respects.
beauty
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From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
bore
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From this reading They bore the same name; they were the sons of brothers--and as unlike each other as possible.
brothers
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From this reading They bore the same name; they were the sons of brothers--and as unlike each other as possible.
called
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From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
characterizes
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From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
cherubim
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From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
chivalric
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From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
class
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From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
classic
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From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
compare
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From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
confessed
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From this reading She was perhaps alone in this view, although it must be confessed that few mortal men surpassed him in these two respects.
convinced
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From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
Counts
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From this reading Two young men entered--two Counts Lodrin.
dark
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From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
distinction
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From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They bore the same name; they were the sons of brothers--and as unlike each other as possible.
eager
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From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
embodiment
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From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
entered
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From this reading Two young men entered--two Counts Lodrin.
entire
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From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
face
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From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
few
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From this reading She was perhaps alone in this view, although it must be confessed that few mortal men surpassed him in these two respects.
Gabrielle
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From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
gay
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From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
god
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From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
good-humoured
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From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
gypsy-like
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From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
handsome
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From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was perhaps alone in this view, although it must be confessed that few mortal men surpassed him in these two respects.
Lodrin
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From this reading Two young men entered--two Counts Lodrin.
made
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From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
manner
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From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
men
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From this reading Two young men entered--two Counts Lodrin.
mention
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From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading She was perhaps alone in this view, although it must be confessed that few mortal men surpassed him in these two respects.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She was perhaps alone in this view, although it must be confessed that few mortal men surpassed him in these two respects.
name
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From this reading They bore the same name; they were the sons of brothers--and as unlike each other as possible.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They bore the same name; they were the sons of brothers--and as unlike each other as possible.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
Ossi
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From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
Oswald
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From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
other
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From this reading They bore the same name; they were the sons of brothers--and as unlike each other as possible.
perhaps
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From this reading She was perhaps alone in this view, although it must be confessed that few mortal men surpassed him in these two respects.
possible
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From this reading They bore the same name; they were the sons of brothers--and as unlike each other as possible.
Raphael's
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From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
regard
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From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
respects
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From this reading She was perhaps alone in this view, although it must be confessed that few mortal men surpassed him in these two respects.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading They bore the same name; they were the sons of brothers--and as unlike each other as possible.
sculptured
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From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was perhaps alone in this view, although it must be confessed that few mortal men surpassed him in these two respects.
six
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From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
slender
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From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
smile
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From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
sons
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From this reading They bore the same name; they were the sons of brothers--and as unlike each other as possible.
surpassed
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From this reading She was perhaps alone in this view, although it must be confessed that few mortal men surpassed him in these two respects.
tall
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From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They bore the same name; they were the sons of brothers--and as unlike each other as possible.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She was perhaps alone in this view, although it must be confessed that few mortal men surpassed him in these two respects.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They bore the same name; they were the sons of brothers--and as unlike each other as possible.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She was perhaps alone in this view, although it must be confessed that few mortal men surpassed him in these two respects.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
Truyn
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From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
twenty
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From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
Two
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From this reading Two young men entered--two Counts Lodrin.
unlike
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From this reading They bore the same name; they were the sons of brothers--and as unlike each other as possible.
very
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From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
view
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From this reading She was perhaps alone in this view, although it must be confessed that few mortal men surpassed him in these two respects.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They bore the same name; they were the sons of brothers--and as unlike each other as possible.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With regard to Oswald--the "Ossi" of whom Truyn made mention a while before.--Gabrielle was convinced that no sculptured classic god, none of Raphael's cherubim could compare with him in beauty and distinction.
young
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From this reading Two young men entered--two Counts Lodrin.
youth
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From this reading About six and twenty, tall, slender--very dark--a gay, good-humoured smile on his handsome, aristocratic face--with an eager, ardent manner--and with what might be called the gypsy-like distinction that characterizes an entire class of the Austrian aristocracy he was the embodiment of chivalric youth.
