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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 She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
all
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the pity so tender, which he had already felt at seeing the wrinkles and the white hairs of his mother, overflowed like a flood from his very young heart; he responded to this appeal with all that one may give of desolate clasps and embraces.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Ramuntcho had no other thought than his mother; the image of Gracieuse ceased to visit him during these funereal days.
anguish
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From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
annihilation
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
appeal
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From this reading And the pity so tender, which he had already felt at seeing the wrinkles and the white hairs of his mother, overflowed like a flood from his very young heart; he responded to this appeal with all that one may give of desolate clasps and embraces.
arms
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From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
asking
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From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
baths
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From this reading It went very quickly now, with the drying fevers that made her cheeks red, her nostrils pinched, or with the exhaustion of baths of perspiration, her pulse hardly beating.
beasts
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
beating
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From this reading It went very quickly now, with the drying fevers that made her cheeks red, her nostrils pinched, or with the exhaustion of baths of perspiration, her pulse hardly beating.
beautiful
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
becoming
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
believer
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
black
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
called
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From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
ceased
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From this reading And Ramuntcho had no other thought than his mother; the image of Gracieuse ceased to visit him during these funereal days.
certain
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
cheek
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From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
cheeks
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From this reading It went very quickly now, with the drying fevers that made her cheeks red, her nostrils pinched, or with the exhaustion of baths of perspiration, her pulse hardly beating.
clasps
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From this reading And the pity so tender, which he had already felt at seeing the wrinkles and the white hairs of his mother, overflowed like a flood from his very young heart; he responded to this appeal with all that one may give of desolate clasps and embraces.
clear
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
clutch
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
clutched
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
complaining
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From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
conception
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
days
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From this reading And Ramuntcho had no other thought than his mother; the image of Gracieuse ceased to visit him during these funereal days.
deep
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
desolate
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From this reading And the pity so tender, which he had already felt at seeing the wrinkles and the white hairs of his mother, overflowed like a flood from his very young heart; he responded to this appeal with all that one may give of desolate clasps and embraces.
destroyed
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
dogmas
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
doubt
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
draw
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From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
drying
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From this reading It went very quickly now, with the drying fevers that made her cheeks red, her nostrils pinched, or with the exhaustion of baths of perspiration, her pulse hardly beating.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading And Ramuntcho had no other thought than his mother; the image of Gracieuse ceased to visit him during these funereal days.
dust
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
embraces
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From this reading And the pity so tender, which he had already felt at seeing the wrinkles and the white hairs of his mother, overflowed like a flood from his very young heart; he responded to this appeal with all that one may give of desolate clasps and embraces.
exhaustion
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From this reading It went very quickly now, with the drying fevers that made her cheeks red, her nostrils pinched, or with the exhaustion of baths of perspiration, her pulse hardly beating.
eyes
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
face
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
fact
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
fading
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
fall
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
feels
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
felt
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From this reading And the pity so tender, which he had already felt at seeing the wrinkles and the white hairs of his mother, overflowed like a flood from his very young heart; he responded to this appeal with all that one may give of desolate clasps and embraces.
fevers
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From this reading It went very quickly now, with the drying fevers that made her cheeks red, her nostrils pinched, or with the exhaustion of baths of perspiration, her pulse hardly beating.
finishing
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
flesh
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
flood
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From this reading And the pity so tender, which he had already felt at seeing the wrinkles and the white hairs of his mother, overflowed like a flood from his very young heart; he responded to this appeal with all that one may give of desolate clasps and embraces.
fly
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
Franchita
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From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
funereal
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From this reading And Ramuntcho had no other thought than his mother; the image of Gracieuse ceased to visit him during these funereal days.
give
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From this reading And the pity so tender, which he had already felt at seeing the wrinkles and the white hairs of his mother, overflowed like a flood from his very young heart; he responded to this appeal with all that one may give of desolate clasps and embraces.
going
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From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
Gracieuse
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From this reading And Ramuntcho had no other thought than his mother; the image of Gracieuse ceased to visit him during these funereal days.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And Ramuntcho had no other thought than his mother; the image of Gracieuse ceased to visit him during these funereal days.
hairs
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From this reading And the pity so tender, which he had already felt at seeing the wrinkles and the white hairs of his mother, overflowed like a flood from his very young heart; he responded to this appeal with all that one may give of desolate clasps and embraces.
hardly
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From this reading It went very quickly now, with the drying fevers that made her cheeks red, her nostrils pinched, or with the exhaustion of baths of perspiration, her pulse hardly beating.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
head
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From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
heart
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From this reading And the pity so tender, which he had already felt at seeing the wrinkles and the white hairs of his mother, overflowed like a flood from his very young heart; he responded to this appeal with all that one may give of desolate clasps and embraces.
Heaven
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It went very quickly now, with the drying fevers that made her cheeks red, her nostrils pinched, or with the exhaustion of baths of perspiration, her pulse hardly beating.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And Ramuntcho had no other thought than his mother; the image of Gracieuse ceased to visit him during these funereal days.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And Ramuntcho had no other thought than his mother; the image of Gracieuse ceased to visit him during these funereal days.
hole
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
hope
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
horrible
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
horror
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
image
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From this reading And Ramuntcho had no other thought than his mother; the image of Gracieuse ceased to visit him during these funereal days.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
indifferent
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From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
inexorable
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It went very quickly now, with the drying fevers that made her cheeks red, her nostrils pinched, or with the exhaustion of baths of perspiration, her pulse hardly beating.
kisses
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
lean
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From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
like
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
luminous
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
made
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From this reading It went very quickly now, with the drying fevers that made her cheeks red, her nostrils pinched, or with the exhaustion of baths of perspiration, her pulse hardly beating.
manner
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
many
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And the pity so tender, which he had already felt at seeing the wrinkles and the white hairs of his mother, overflowed like a flood from his very young heart; he responded to this appeal with all that one may give of desolate clasps and embraces.
men
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
minute
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
misery
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
more
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
mother
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From this reading And Ramuntcho had no other thought than his mother; the image of Gracieuse ceased to visit him during these funereal days.
mute
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From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
near
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And Ramuntcho had no other thought than his mother; the image of Gracieuse ceased to visit him during these funereal days.
nostrils
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From this reading It went very quickly now, with the drying fevers that made her cheeks red, her nostrils pinched, or with the exhaustion of baths of perspiration, her pulse hardly beating.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
now
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From this reading It went very quickly now, with the drying fevers that made her cheeks red, her nostrils pinched, or with the exhaustion of baths of perspiration, her pulse hardly beating.
observances
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It went very quickly now, with the drying fevers that made her cheeks red, her nostrils pinched, or with the exhaustion of baths of perspiration, her pulse hardly beating.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
Once
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From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And the pity so tender, which he had already felt at seeing the wrinkles and the white hairs of his mother, overflowed like a flood from his very young heart; he responded to this appeal with all that one may give of desolate clasps and embraces.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It went very quickly now, with the drying fevers that made her cheeks red, her nostrils pinched, or with the exhaustion of baths of perspiration, her pulse hardly beating.
other
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From this reading And Ramuntcho had no other thought than his mother; the image of Gracieuse ceased to visit him during these funereal days.
overflowed
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From this reading And the pity so tender, which he had already felt at seeing the wrinkles and the white hairs of his mother, overflowed like a flood from his very young heart; he responded to this appeal with all that one may give of desolate clasps and embraces.
pass
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
perhaps
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
perspirationnounUS /ˌpɜːrspəˈreɪʃən/
sweat produced by the body
From this reading It went very quickly now, with the drying fevers that made her cheeks red, her nostrils pinched, or with the exhaustion of baths of perspiration, her pulse hardly beating.
pinchednounUS /ˈpinched/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It went very quickly now, with the drying fevers that made her cheeks red, her nostrils pinched, or with the exhaustion of baths of perspiration, her pulse hardly beating.
pity
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From this reading And the pity so tender, which he had already felt at seeing the wrinkles and the white hairs of his mother, overflowed like a flood from his very young heart; he responded to this appeal with all that one may give of desolate clasps and embraces.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
powder
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
practising
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
promised
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
pulse
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From this reading It went very quickly now, with the drying fevers that made her cheeks red, her nostrils pinched, or with the exhaustion of baths of perspiration, her pulse hardly beating.
quickly
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From this reading It went very quickly now, with the drying fevers that made her cheeks red, her nostrils pinched, or with the exhaustion of baths of perspiration, her pulse hardly beating.
Ramuntcho
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From this reading And Ramuntcho had no other thought than his mother; the image of Gracieuse ceased to visit him during these funereal days.
rather
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
real
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
red
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From this reading It went very quickly now, with the drying fevers that made her cheeks red, her nostrils pinched, or with the exhaustion of baths of perspiration, her pulse hardly beating.
responded
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From this reading And the pity so tender, which he had already felt at seeing the wrinkles and the white hairs of his mother, overflowed like a flood from his very young heart; he responded to this appeal with all that one may give of desolate clasps and embraces.
said
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
saw
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
seeing
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From this reading And the pity so tender, which he had already felt at seeing the wrinkles and the white hairs of his mother, overflowed like a flood from his very young heart; he responded to this appeal with all that one may give of desolate clasps and embraces.
services
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
son
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
tender
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From this reading And the pity so tender, which he had already felt at seeing the wrinkles and the white hairs of his mother, overflowed like a flood from his very young heart; he responded to this appeal with all that one may give of desolate clasps and embraces.
Terror
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And Ramuntcho had no other thought than his mother; the image of Gracieuse ceased to visit him during these funereal days.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It went very quickly now, with the drying fevers that made her cheeks red, her nostrils pinched, or with the exhaustion of baths of perspiration, her pulse hardly beating.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It went very quickly now, with the drying fevers that made her cheeks red, her nostrils pinched, or with the exhaustion of baths of perspiration, her pulse hardly beating.
then
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
there
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And Ramuntcho had no other thought than his mother; the image of Gracieuse ceased to visit him during these funereal days.
things
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Ramuntcho had no other thought than his mother; the image of Gracieuse ceased to visit him during these funereal days.
throw
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From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
timid
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And Ramuntcho had no other thought than his mother; the image of Gracieuse ceased to visit him during these funereal days.
turn
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
understood
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
very
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From this reading It went very quickly now, with the drying fevers that made her cheeks red, her nostrils pinched, or with the exhaustion of baths of perspiration, her pulse hardly beating.
visage
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
visit
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From this reading And Ramuntcho had no other thought than his mother; the image of Gracieuse ceased to visit him during these funereal days.
voice
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From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
wanted
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
watching
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From this reading She was going, Franchita; she was going, mute and as if indifferent, asking for nothing, never complaining-- Once, however, as he was watching, she called him suddenly with a poor voice of anguish, to throw her arms around him, to draw him to her, lean her head on his cheek.
waters
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
well
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It went very quickly now, with the drying fevers that made her cheeks red, her nostrils pinched, or with the exhaustion of baths of perspiration, her pulse hardly beating.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
white
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From this reading And the pity so tender, which he had already felt at seeing the wrinkles and the white hairs of his mother, overflowed like a flood from his very young heart; he responded to this appeal with all that one may give of desolate clasps and embraces.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It went very quickly now, with the drying fevers that made her cheeks red, her nostrils pinched, or with the exhaustion of baths of perspiration, her pulse hardly beating.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
women
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
world
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
wreckedadjectiveUS /rɛkt/
destroyed or damaged by shipwreck
From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
wrinkles
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From this reading And the pity so tender, which he had already felt at seeing the wrinkles and the white hairs of his mother, overflowed like a flood from his very young heart; he responded to this appeal with all that one may give of desolate clasps and embraces.
Yes
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From this reading And, in that minute, Ramuntcho saw pass in her eyes the great Terror--that of the flesh which feels that it is finishing, that of the men and that of the beasts, the horrible and the same for all.--A believer, she was that a little; practising rather, like so many other women around her; timid in the face of dogmas, of observances, of services, but without a clear conception of the world beyond, without a luminous hope.--Heaven, all the beautiful things promised after life.--Yes, perhaps.--But still, the black hole was there, near and certain, where she would have to turn into dust.--What was sure, what was inexorable, was the fact that never, never more would her destroyed visage lean in a real manner on that of Ramuntcho; then, in the doubt of having a mind which would fly, in the horror and the misery of annihilation, of becoming powder and nothing, she wanted again kisses from that son, and she clutched at him as clutch the wrecked who fall into the black and deep waters-- He understood all this, which the poor, fading eyes said so well.
young
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From this reading And the pity so tender, which he had already felt at seeing the wrinkles and the white hairs of his mother, overflowed like a flood from his very young heart; he responded to this appeal with all that one may give of desolate clasps and embraces.