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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 IN his room, solitary and brooding, sat the defeated hero of a hundred fights.
aggressive
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From this reading His brow, which was habitually open and frank, in its defying aggressive boldness, was now contracted into deep furrows, and lowered darkly over his downcast, half-closed eyes.
all
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From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN his room, solitary and brooding, sat the defeated hero of a hundred fights.
attitude
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From this reading The man's head drooped on his breast; his strong hands rested listlessly on his knees: his attitude was that of utter despondency and prostration.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
belied
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From this reading But in the expression of his face there were the signs of some dangerous and restless thought which belied not the gloom but the stillness of the posture.
boldness
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From this reading His brow, which was habitually open and frank, in its defying aggressive boldness, was now contracted into deep furrows, and lowered darkly over his downcast, half-closed eyes.
Bowles
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From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
breast
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From this reading The man's head drooped on his breast; his strong hands rested listlessly on his knees: his attitude was that of utter despondency and prostration.
brooding
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From this reading IN his room, solitary and brooding, sat the defeated hero of a hundred fights.
brow
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From this reading His brow, which was habitually open and frank, in its defying aggressive boldness, was now contracted into deep furrows, and lowered darkly over his downcast, half-closed eyes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
closed
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From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
contracted
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From this reading His brow, which was habitually open and frank, in its defying aggressive boldness, was now contracted into deep furrows, and lowered darkly over his downcast, half-closed eyes.
crevice
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From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
dangerous
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From this reading But in the expression of his face there were the signs of some dangerous and restless thought which belied not the gloom but the stillness of the posture.
darkly
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From this reading His brow, which was habitually open and frank, in its defying aggressive boldness, was now contracted into deep furrows, and lowered darkly over his downcast, half-closed eyes.
day
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From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
deep
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From this reading His brow, which was habitually open and frank, in its defying aggressive boldness, was now contracted into deep furrows, and lowered darkly over his downcast, half-closed eyes.
defeated
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From this reading IN his room, solitary and brooding, sat the defeated hero of a hundred fights.
defying
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From this reading His brow, which was habitually open and frank, in its defying aggressive boldness, was now contracted into deep furrows, and lowered darkly over his downcast, half-closed eyes.
despondency
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From this reading The man's head drooped on his breast; his strong hands rested listlessly on his knees: his attitude was that of utter despondency and prostration.
doubly
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From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
downcast
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From this reading His brow, which was habitually open and frank, in its defying aggressive boldness, was now contracted into deep furrows, and lowered darkly over his downcast, half-closed eyes.
drooped
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From this reading The man's head drooped on his breast; his strong hands rested listlessly on his knees: his attitude was that of utter despondency and prostration.
early
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From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
exclude
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From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
expression
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From this reading But in the expression of his face there were the signs of some dangerous and restless thought which belied not the gloom but the stillness of the posture.
eyes
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From this reading His brow, which was habitually open and frank, in its defying aggressive boldness, was now contracted into deep furrows, and lowered darkly over his downcast, half-closed eyes.
face
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From this reading But in the expression of his face there were the signs of some dangerous and restless thought which belied not the gloom but the stillness of the posture.
fights
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From this reading IN his room, solitary and brooding, sat the defeated hero of a hundred fights.
floor
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From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
forced
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From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
frank
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From this reading His brow, which was habitually open and frank, in its defying aggressive boldness, was now contracted into deep furrows, and lowered darkly over his downcast, half-closed eyes.
furrows
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From this reading His brow, which was habitually open and frank, in its defying aggressive boldness, was now contracted into deep furrows, and lowered darkly over his downcast, half-closed eyes.
gloom
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From this reading But in the expression of his face there were the signs of some dangerous and restless thought which belied not the gloom but the stillness of the posture.
habitually
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From this reading His brow, which was habitually open and frank, in its defying aggressive boldness, was now contracted into deep furrows, and lowered darkly over his downcast, half-closed eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
half-closed
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From this reading His brow, which was habitually open and frank, in its defying aggressive boldness, was now contracted into deep furrows, and lowered darkly over his downcast, half-closed eyes.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The man's head drooped on his breast; his strong hands rested listlessly on his knees: his attitude was that of utter despondency and prostration.
harvest
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From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
head
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From this reading The man's head drooped on his breast; his strong hands rested listlessly on his knees: his attitude was that of utter despondency and prostration.
hero
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From this reading IN his room, solitary and brooding, sat the defeated hero of a hundred fights.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN his room, solitary and brooding, sat the defeated hero of a hundred fights.
hundred
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From this reading IN his room, solitary and brooding, sat the defeated hero of a hundred fights.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN his room, solitary and brooding, sat the defeated hero of a hundred fights.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His brow, which was habitually open and frank, in its defying aggressive boldness, was now contracted into deep furrows, and lowered darkly over his downcast, half-closed eyes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
knees
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From this reading The man's head drooped on his breast; his strong hands rested listlessly on his knees: his attitude was that of utter despondency and prostration.
listlessly
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From this reading The man's head drooped on his breast; his strong hands rested listlessly on his knees: his attitude was that of utter despondency and prostration.
lowered
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From this reading His brow, which was habitually open and frank, in its defying aggressive boldness, was now contracted into deep furrows, and lowered darkly over his downcast, half-closed eyes.
making
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From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
man's
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From this reading The man's head drooped on his breast; his strong hands rested listlessly on his knees: his attitude was that of utter despondency and prostration.
moon
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From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But in the expression of his face there were the signs of some dangerous and restless thought which belied not the gloom but the stillness of the posture.
now
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From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN his room, solitary and brooding, sat the defeated hero of a hundred fights.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The man's head drooped on his breast; his strong hands rested listlessly on his knees: his attitude was that of utter despondency and prostration.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading His brow, which was habitually open and frank, in its defying aggressive boldness, was now contracted into deep furrows, and lowered darkly over his downcast, half-closed eyes.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His brow, which was habitually open and frank, in its defying aggressive boldness, was now contracted into deep furrows, and lowered darkly over his downcast, half-closed eyes.
partially
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From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
posture
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From this reading But in the expression of his face there were the signs of some dangerous and restless thought which belied not the gloom but the stillness of the posture.
prostration
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From this reading The man's head drooped on his breast; his strong hands rested listlessly on his knees: his attitude was that of utter despondency and prostration.
ray
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From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
rested
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From this reading The man's head drooped on his breast; his strong hands rested listlessly on his knees: his attitude was that of utter despondency and prostration.
restless
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From this reading But in the expression of his face there were the signs of some dangerous and restless thought which belied not the gloom but the stillness of the posture.
rising
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From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
room
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From this reading IN his room, solitary and brooding, sat the defeated hero of a hundred fights.
sat
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From this reading IN his room, solitary and brooding, sat the defeated hero of a hundred fights.
shadows
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From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
shot
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From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
shutters
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From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
signs
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From this reading But in the expression of his face there were the signs of some dangerous and restless thought which belied not the gloom but the stillness of the posture.
silvery
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From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
solitary
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From this reading IN his room, solitary and brooding, sat the defeated hero of a hundred fights.
some
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From this reading But in the expression of his face there were the signs of some dangerous and restless thought which belied not the gloom but the stillness of the posture.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
stillness
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From this reading But in the expression of his face there were the signs of some dangerous and restless thought which belied not the gloom but the stillness of the posture.
strong
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From this reading The man's head drooped on his breast; his strong hands rested listlessly on his knees: his attitude was that of utter despondency and prostration.
sun
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From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The man's head drooped on his breast; his strong hands rested listlessly on his knees: his attitude was that of utter despondency and prostration.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN his room, solitary and brooding, sat the defeated hero of a hundred fights.
there
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From this reading But in the expression of his face there were the signs of some dangerous and restless thought which belied not the gloom but the stillness of the posture.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in the expression of his face there were the signs of some dangerous and restless thought which belied not the gloom but the stillness of the posture.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
Tom
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From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
unwelcome
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From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
utter
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From this reading The man's head drooped on his breast; his strong hands rested listlessly on his knees: his attitude was that of utter despondency and prostration.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But in the expression of his face there were the signs of some dangerous and restless thought which belied not the gloom but the stillness of the posture.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was now twilight; but the shutters had been partially closed all day, in order to exclude the sun, which had never before been unwelcome to Tom Bowles, and they still remained so, making the twilight doubly twilight, till the harvest moon, rising early, shot its ray through the crevice, and forced a silvery track amid the shadows of the floor.
