adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Dead, yet sentient and caressing hands seemed to reach out of the ground and to be clinging about him.
adventureverbUS /ædˈventʃər/
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading His own temper, his early theoretic scheme of things, would have pushed him on to movement and adventure.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He had been carried out of himself as never before; and when the time was over, it was as if the claim over him of the earth below had been vindicated, over against the interests of that living world around.
agenounUS /eɪdʒ/
how long something has existed
From this reading Looking back sometimes now, from about the midway of life—the age, as he conceived, at which one begins to redescend one’s life—though antedating it a little, in his sad humour, he would note, almost with surprise, the unbroken placidity of the contemplation in which it had been passed.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Looking back sometimes now, from about the midway of life—the age, as he conceived, at which one begins to redescend one’s life—though antedating it a little, in his sad humour, he would note, almost with surprise, the unbroken placidity of the contemplation in which it had been passed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
ANIMAnoun
(Jungian psychology) the inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
antedating
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From this reading Looking back sometimes now, from about the midway of life—the age, as he conceived, at which one begins to redescend one’s life—though antedating it a little, in his sad humour, he would note, almost with surprise, the unbroken placidity of the contemplation in which it had been passed.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He had been carried out of himself as never before; and when the time was over, it was as if the claim over him of the earth below had been vindicated, over against the interests of that living world around.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had been carried out of himself as never before; and when the time was over, it was as if the claim over him of the earth below had been vindicated, over against the interests of that living world around.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Looking back sometimes now, from about the midway of life—the age, as he conceived, at which one begins to redescend one’s life—though antedating it a little, in his sad humour, he would note, almost with surprise, the unbroken placidity of the contemplation in which it had been passed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dead, yet sentient and caressing hands seemed to reach out of the ground and to be clinging about him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had been carried out of himself as never before; and when the time was over, it was as if the claim over him of the earth below had been vindicated, over against the interests of that living world around.
beginsnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnz/
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading Looking back sometimes now, from about the midway of life—the age, as he conceived, at which one begins to redescend one’s life—though antedating it a little, in his sad humour, he would note, almost with surprise, the unbroken placidity of the contemplation in which it had been passed.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He had been carried out of himself as never before; and when the time was over, it was as if the claim over him of the earth below had been vindicated, over against the interests of that living world around.
caressingnounUS /kərˈesɪŋ/
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading Dead, yet sentient and caressing hands seemed to reach out of the ground and to be clinging about him.
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading He had been carried out of himself as never before; and when the time was over, it was as if the claim over him of the earth below had been vindicated, over against the interests of that living world around.
CHRISTIANA
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From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
claimnounUS /kleɪm/
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading He had been carried out of himself as never before; and when the time was over, it was as if the claim over him of the earth below had been vindicated, over against the interests of that living world around.
clingingverbUS /ˈklɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading Dead, yet sentient and caressing hands seemed to reach out of the ground and to be clinging about him.
conceivedverbUS /kənˈsiːvd/
past form of “conceive” — have the idea for
From this reading Looking back sometimes now, from about the midway of life—the age, as he conceived, at which one begins to redescend one’s life—though antedating it a little, in his sad humour, he would note, almost with surprise, the unbroken placidity of the contemplation in which it had been passed.
contemplationnounUS /ˌkɑːntəmˈpleɪʃən/
a long and thoughtful observation
From this reading Looking back sometimes now, from about the midway of life—the age, as he conceived, at which one begins to redescend one’s life—though antedating it a little, in his sad humour, he would note, almost with surprise, the unbroken placidity of the contemplation in which it had been passed.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
DeadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Dead, yet sentient and caressing hands seemed to reach out of the ground and to be clinging about him.
disruptionnounUS /dɪsˈrʌpʃən/
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading His own temper, his early theoretic scheme of things, would have pushed him on to movement and adventure.
earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading He had been carried out of himself as never before; and when the time was over, it was as if the claim over him of the earth below had been vindicated, over against the interests of that living world around.
eightadjectiveUS /eɪt/
being one more than seven
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
forcibleadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrsəbəl/
impelled by physical force especially against resistance
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Dead, yet sentient and caressing hands seemed to reach out of the ground and to be clinging about him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Dead, yet sentient and caressing hands seemed to reach out of the ground and to be clinging about him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His own temper, his early theoretic scheme of things, would have pushed him on to movement and adventure.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been carried out of himself as never before; and when the time was over, it was as if the claim over him of the earth below had been vindicated, over against the interests of that living world around.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had been carried out of himself as never before; and when the time was over, it was as if the claim over him of the earth below had been vindicated, over against the interests of that living world around.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had been carried out of himself as never before; and when the time was over, it was as if the claim over him of the earth below had been vindicated, over against the interests of that living world around.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
humournounUS /ˈhjuːmər/
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Looking back sometimes now, from about the midway of life—the age, as he conceived, at which one begins to redescend one’s life—though antedating it a little, in his sad humour, he would note, almost with surprise, the unbroken placidity of the contemplation in which it had been passed.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He had been carried out of himself as never before; and when the time was over, it was as if the claim over him of the earth below had been vindicated, over against the interests of that living world around.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
interestsnounUS /ˈɪntrəsts/
plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading He had been carried out of himself as never before; and when the time was over, it was as if the claim over him of the earth below had been vindicated, over against the interests of that living world around.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Looking back sometimes now, from about the midway of life—the age, as he conceived, at which one begins to redescend one’s life—though antedating it a little, in his sad humour, he would note, almost with surprise, the unbroken placidity of the contemplation in which it had been passed.
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading He had been carried out of himself as never before; and when the time was over, it was as if the claim over him of the earth below had been vindicated, over against the interests of that living world around.
LookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Looking back sometimes now, from about the midway of life—the age, as he conceived, at which one begins to redescend one’s life—though antedating it a little, in his sad humour, he would note, almost with surprise, the unbroken placidity of the contemplation in which it had been passed.
Marius
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From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
midwayadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdweɪ/
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading Looking back sometimes now, from about the midway of life—the age, as he conceived, at which one begins to redescend one’s life—though antedating it a little, in his sad humour, he would note, almost with surprise, the unbroken placidity of the contemplation in which it had been passed.
mournfullyadverb
in a mournful manner
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
movementnounUS /ˈmuːvmənt/
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading His own temper, his early theoretic scheme of things, would have pushed him on to movement and adventure.
NATURALITER
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From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He had been carried out of himself as never before; and when the time was over, it was as if the claim over him of the earth below had been vindicated, over against the interests of that living world around.
notenounUS /noʊt/
a brief written record
From this reading Looking back sometimes now, from about the midway of life—the age, as he conceived, at which one begins to redescend one’s life—though antedating it a little, in his sad humour, he would note, almost with surprise, the unbroken placidity of the contemplation in which it had been passed.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Looking back sometimes now, from about the midway of life—the age, as he conceived, at which one begins to redescend one’s life—though antedating it a little, in his sad humour, he would note, almost with surprise, the unbroken placidity of the contemplation in which it had been passed.
occupiedadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪd/
held or filled or in use
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His own temper, his early theoretic scheme of things, would have pushed him on to movement and adventure.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Looking back sometimes now, from about the midway of life—the age, as he conceived, at which one begins to redescend one’s life—though antedating it a little, in his sad humour, he would note, almost with surprise, the unbroken placidity of the contemplation in which it had been passed.
one's
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From this reading Looking back sometimes now, from about the midway of life—the age, as he conceived, at which one begins to redescend one’s life—though antedating it a little, in his sad humour, he would note, almost with surprise, the unbroken placidity of the contemplation in which it had been passed.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He had been carried out of himself as never before; and when the time was over, it was as if the claim over him of the earth below had been vindicated, over against the interests of that living world around.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had been carried out of himself as never before; and when the time was over, it was as if the claim over him of the earth below had been vindicated, over against the interests of that living world around.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading His own temper, his early theoretic scheme of things, would have pushed him on to movement and adventure.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Looking back sometimes now, from about the midway of life—the age, as he conceived, at which one begins to redescend one’s life—though antedating it a little, in his sad humour, he would note, almost with surprise, the unbroken placidity of the contemplation in which it had been passed.
placiditynoun
a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling
From this reading Looking back sometimes now, from about the midway of life—the age, as he conceived, at which one begins to redescend one’s life—though antedating it a little, in his sad humour, he would note, almost with surprise, the unbroken placidity of the contemplation in which it had been passed.
pushedverbUS /pʊʃt/
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading His own temper, his early theoretic scheme of things, would have pushed him on to movement and adventure.
reachverbUS /riːtʃ/
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Dead, yet sentient and caressing hands seemed to reach out of the ground and to be clinging about him.
redescend
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From this reading Looking back sometimes now, from about the midway of life—the age, as he conceived, at which one begins to redescend one’s life—though antedating it a little, in his sad humour, he would note, almost with surprise, the unbroken placidity of the contemplation in which it had been passed.
rootsnounUS /ruːts/
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
sadadjectiveUS /sæd/
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Looking back sometimes now, from about the midway of life—the age, as he conceived, at which one begins to redescend one’s life—though antedating it a little, in his sad humour, he would note, almost with surprise, the unbroken placidity of the contemplation in which it had been passed.
schemenounUS /skiːm/
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading His own temper, his early theoretic scheme of things, would have pushed him on to movement and adventure.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Dead, yet sentient and caressing hands seemed to reach out of the ground and to be clinging about him.
sentientadjective
endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
From this reading Dead, yet sentient and caressing hands seemed to reach out of the ground and to be clinging about him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Looking back sometimes now, from about the midway of life—the age, as he conceived, at which one begins to redescend one’s life—though antedating it a little, in his sad humour, he would note, almost with surprise, the unbroken placidity of the contemplation in which it had been passed.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
surprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Looking back sometimes now, from about the midway of life—the age, as he conceived, at which one begins to redescend one’s life—though antedating it a little, in his sad humour, he would note, almost with surprise, the unbroken placidity of the contemplation in which it had been passed.
tempernounUS /ˈtempər/
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading His own temper, his early theoretic scheme of things, would have pushed him on to movement and adventure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had been carried out of himself as never before; and when the time was over, it was as if the claim over him of the earth below had been vindicated, over against the interests of that living world around.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
theoreticadjective
concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations
From this reading His own temper, his early theoretic scheme of things, would have pushed him on to movement and adventure.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading His own temper, his early theoretic scheme of things, would have pushed him on to movement and adventure.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Looking back sometimes now, from about the midway of life—the age, as he conceived, at which one begins to redescend one’s life—though antedating it a little, in his sad humour, he would note, almost with surprise, the unbroken placidity of the contemplation in which it had been passed.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He had been carried out of himself as never before; and when the time was over, it was as if the claim over him of the earth below had been vindicated, over against the interests of that living world around.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dead, yet sentient and caressing hands seemed to reach out of the ground and to be clinging about him.
unbrokenadjectiveUS /ənˈbroʊkən/
marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
From this reading Looking back sometimes now, from about the midway of life—the age, as he conceived, at which one begins to redescend one’s life—though antedating it a little, in his sad humour, he would note, almost with surprise, the unbroken placidity of the contemplation in which it had been passed.
vindicatedadjectiveUS /ˈvɪndəkeɪtɪd/
freed from any question of guilt
From this reading He had been carried out of himself as never before; and when the time was over, it was as if the claim over him of the earth below had been vindicated, over against the interests of that living world around.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had been carried out of himself as never before; and when the time was over, it was as if the claim over him of the earth below had been vindicated, over against the interests of that living world around.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had been carried out of himself as never before; and when the time was over, it was as if the claim over him of the earth below had been vindicated, over against the interests of that living world around.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Looking back sometimes now, from about the midway of life—the age, as he conceived, at which one begins to redescend one’s life—though antedating it a little, in his sad humour, he would note, almost with surprise, the unbroken placidity of the contemplation in which it had been passed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Looking back sometimes now, from about the midway of life—the age, as he conceived, at which one begins to redescend one’s life—though antedating it a little, in his sad humour, he would note, almost with surprise, the unbroken placidity of the contemplation in which it had been passed.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading ANIMA NATURALITER CHRISTIANA Those eight days at his old home, so mournfully occupied, had been for Marius in some sort a forcible disruption from the world and the roots of his life in it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Looking back sometimes now, from about the midway of life—the age, as he conceived, at which one begins to redescend one’s life—though antedating it a little, in his sad humour, he would note, almost with surprise, the unbroken placidity of the contemplation in which it had been passed.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Dead, yet sentient and caressing hands seemed to reach out of the ground and to be clinging about him.
