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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 “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”
aspect
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From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.
aspiring
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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
ate
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From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.
attempt
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From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.
bravely
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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”
bray
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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
call
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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”
casements
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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
cheerfulness
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From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.
cigarette
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From this reading He sat patiently waiting his sombre eyes fixed upon the mental visions which circled in the enchanted incense of his cigarette.
circled
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From this reading He sat patiently waiting his sombre eyes fixed upon the mental visions which circled in the enchanted incense of his cigarette.
clear
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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
darted
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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
desiring
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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”
doest
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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”
enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading He sat patiently waiting his sombre eyes fixed upon the mental visions which circled in the enchanted incense of his cigarette.
eyes
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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
fervid
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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”
fiery
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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
fixed
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From this reading He sat patiently waiting his sombre eyes fixed upon the mental visions which circled in the enchanted incense of his cigarette.
Follow
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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”
food
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From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”
greedy
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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.
heartily
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From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.
Heaven's
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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
hot
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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.
incense
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From this reading He sat patiently waiting his sombre eyes fixed upon the mental visions which circled in the enchanted incense of his cigarette.
join
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From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.
kept
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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
LeftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.
like
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From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.
looks
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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
many
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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
mask
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From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.
meal
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From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.
men
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From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.
mental
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From this reading He sat patiently waiting his sombre eyes fixed upon the mental visions which circled in the enchanted incense of his cigarette.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.
Mounted
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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
Navarro
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From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
off
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From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.
old
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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
pace
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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
patiently
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From this reading He sat patiently waiting his sombre eyes fixed upon the mental visions which circled in the enchanted incense of his cigarette.
presence
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From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.
pursue
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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”
rider
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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
sat
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From this reading He sat patiently waiting his sombre eyes fixed upon the mental visions which circled in the enchanted incense of his cigarette.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
Senora
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From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.
slow
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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
sombre
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From this reading He sat patiently waiting his sombre eyes fixed upon the mental visions which circled in the enchanted incense of his cigarette.
spoke
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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
stately
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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
steed
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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”
Thomas
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From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
thousands
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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”
threw
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From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
two
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From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
very
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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
visage
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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
visions
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From this reading He sat patiently waiting his sombre eyes fixed upon the mental visions which circled in the enchanted incense of his cigarette.
waiting
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From this reading He sat patiently waiting his sombre eyes fixed upon the mental visions which circled in the enchanted incense of his cigarette.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”
wheels
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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
windows
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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.
Worth
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From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
young
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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
