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Chapter XXIII

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An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.
The flesh speaks, the world is complaisant, and the devil leers beatifically.
The attraction which Gerard first felt towards the transfigured money-lender’s daughter developed quickly into a more vivid sentiment.
Except that of an old club acquaintance whom he had run across in the gaming-rooms, he had no other society than Minna’s in Monte Carlo.
She became his occupation.
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Idols

Chapter XXIII

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.
Line 2
The flesh speaks, the world is complaisant, and the devil leers beatifically.
Line 3
The attraction which Gerard first felt towards the transfigured money-lender’s daughter developed quickly into a more vivid sentiment.
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Except that of an old club acquaintance whom he had run across in the gaming-rooms, he had no other society than Minna’s in Monte Carlo.
Line 5
She became his occupation.

Learner Dictionary

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

Across preposition US /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading “Except that of an old club acquaintance whom he had run across in the gaming-rooms, he had no other society than Minna’s in Monte Carlo.”

Couple noun US /ˈkʌpəl/

two people or things considered together

From this reading “An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.”

Except preposition US /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading “Except that of an old club acquaintance whom he had run across in the gaming-rooms, he had no other society than Minna’s in Monte Carlo.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The attraction which Gerard first felt towards the transfigured money-lender’s daughter developed quickly into a more vivid sentiment.”

Themselves pronoun US /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading “An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.”

Towards preposition US /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading “The attraction which Gerard first felt towards the transfigured money-lender’s daughter developed quickly into a more vivid sentiment.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.”

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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 An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

acquaintance

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From this reading Except that of an old club acquaintance whom he had run across in the gaming-rooms, he had no other society than Minna’s in Monte Carlo.

acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Except that of an old club acquaintance whom he had run across in the gaming-rooms, he had no other society than Minna’s in Monte Carlo.

AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

attraction

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From this reading The attraction which Gerard first felt towards the transfigured money-lender’s daughter developed quickly into a more vivid sentiment.

average

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From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

beatifically

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From this reading The flesh speaks, the world is complaisant, and the devil leers beatifically.

became

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From this reading She became his occupation.

bounds

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From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

cannot

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From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

Carlo

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From this reading Except that of an old club acquaintance whom he had run across in the gaming-rooms, he had no other society than Minna’s in Monte Carlo.

club

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From this reading Except that of an old club acquaintance whom he had run across in the gaming-rooms, he had no other society than Minna’s in Monte Carlo.

complaisant

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From this reading The flesh speaks, the world is complaisant, and the devil leers beatifically.

couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/

two people or things considered together

From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

daughter

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From this reading The attraction which Gerard first felt towards the transfigured money-lender’s daughter developed quickly into a more vivid sentiment.

day

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From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

developed

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From this reading The attraction which Gerard first felt towards the transfigured money-lender’s daughter developed quickly into a more vivid sentiment.

devil

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From this reading The flesh speaks, the world is complaisant, and the devil leers beatifically.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

emanates

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From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

ExceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading Except that of an old club acquaintance whom he had run across in the gaming-rooms, he had no other society than Minna’s in Monte Carlo.

felt

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From this reading The attraction which Gerard first felt towards the transfigured money-lender’s daughter developed quickly into a more vivid sentiment.

finding

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From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The attraction which Gerard first felt towards the transfigured money-lender’s daughter developed quickly into a more vivid sentiment.

flesh

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From this reading The flesh speaks, the world is complaisant, and the devil leers beatifically.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

gaming-rooms

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From this reading Except that of an old club acquaintance whom he had run across in the gaming-rooms, he had no other society than Minna’s in Monte Carlo.

Gerard

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From this reading The attraction which Gerard first felt towards the transfigured money-lender’s daughter developed quickly into a more vivid sentiment.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Except that of an old club acquaintance whom he had run across in the gaming-rooms, he had no other society than Minna’s in Monte Carlo.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Except that of an old club acquaintance whom he had run across in the gaming-rooms, he had no other society than Minna’s in Monte Carlo.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading She became his occupation.

idle

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From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

intimacy

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From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The attraction which Gerard first felt towards the transfigured money-lender’s daughter developed quickly into a more vivid sentiment.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading The flesh speaks, the world is complaisant, and the devil leers beatifically.

leaps

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From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

leers

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From this reading The flesh speaks, the world is complaisant, and the devil leers beatifically.

like

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From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

man

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From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

meet

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From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

Minna's

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From this reading Except that of an old club acquaintance whom he had run across in the gaming-rooms, he had no other society than Minna’s in Monte Carlo.

money-lender's

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From this reading The attraction which Gerard first felt towards the transfigured money-lender’s daughter developed quickly into a more vivid sentiment.

Monte

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From this reading Except that of an old club acquaintance whom he had run across in the gaming-rooms, he had no other society than Minna’s in Monte Carlo.

more

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From this reading The attraction which Gerard first felt towards the transfigured money-lender’s daughter developed quickly into a more vivid sentiment.

mutual

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From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Except that of an old club acquaintance whom he had run across in the gaming-rooms, he had no other society than Minna’s in Monte Carlo.

occupation

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From this reading She became his occupation.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

old

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From this reading Except that of an old club acquaintance whom he had run across in the gaming-rooms, he had no other society than Minna’s in Monte Carlo.

other

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From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

perfume

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From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

progressing

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From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

quickly

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From this reading The attraction which Gerard first felt towards the transfigured money-lender’s daughter developed quickly into a more vivid sentiment.

run

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From this reading Except that of an old club acquaintance whom he had run across in the gaming-rooms, he had no other society than Minna’s in Monte Carlo.

sensual

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From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

sentiment

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From this reading The attraction which Gerard first felt towards the transfigured money-lender’s daughter developed quickly into a more vivid sentiment.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She became his occupation.

society

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From this reading Except that of an old club acquaintance whom he had run across in the gaming-rooms, he had no other society than Minna’s in Monte Carlo.

speaks

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From this reading The flesh speaks, the world is complaisant, and the devil leers beatifically.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Except that of an old club acquaintance whom he had run across in the gaming-rooms, he had no other society than Minna’s in Monte Carlo.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Except that of an old club acquaintance whom he had run across in the gaming-rooms, he had no other society than Minna’s in Monte Carlo.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The flesh speaks, the world is complaisant, and the devil leers beatifically.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading The attraction which Gerard first felt towards the transfigured money-lender’s daughter developed quickly into a more vivid sentiment.

transfigured

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From this reading The attraction which Gerard first felt towards the transfigured money-lender’s daughter developed quickly into a more vivid sentiment.

vivid

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From this reading The attraction which Gerard first felt towards the transfigured money-lender’s daughter developed quickly into a more vivid sentiment.

wantonness

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From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

weeks

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From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The attraction which Gerard first felt towards the transfigured money-lender’s daughter developed quickly into a more vivid sentiment.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

woman

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From this reading An idle, average sensual man, and an idle woman from whom wantonness emanates like a perfume, cannot meet each other every day for a couple of weeks without finding themselves progressing by leaps and bounds in mutual intimacy.

world

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From this reading The flesh speaks, the world is complaisant, and the devil leers beatifically.