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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 To be brought up short in an amorous quest by such a sight as that was a shock alike to Soane's better nature and his worse dignity.
abashed
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From this reading The former moved him to stand silent and abashed, the latter to ask with an indignant curse why he had been brought to that place.
alike
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From this reading To be brought up short in an amorous quest by such a sight as that was a shock alike to Soane's better nature and his worse dignity.
amorous
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From this reading To be brought up short in an amorous quest by such a sight as that was a shock alike to Soane's better nature and his worse dignity.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To be brought up short in an amorous quest by such a sight as that was a shock alike to Soane's better nature and his worse dignity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To be brought up short in an amorous quest by such a sight as that was a shock alike to Soane's better nature and his worse dignity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To be brought up short in an amorous quest by such a sight as that was a shock alike to Soane's better nature and his worse dignity.
ask
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From this reading The former moved him to stand silent and abashed, the latter to ask with an indignant curse why he had been brought to that place.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
back
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From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be brought up short in an amorous quest by such a sight as that was a shock alike to Soane's better nature and his worse dignity.
beauty
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From this reading At the moment, however, he thought less of this than of the beauty of the face which he saw for the first time.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The former moved him to stand silent and abashed, the latter to ask with an indignant curse why he had been brought to that place.
better
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From this reading To be brought up short in an amorous quest by such a sight as that was a shock alike to Soane's better nature and his worse dignity.
blaze
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From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To be brought up short in an amorous quest by such a sight as that was a shock alike to Soane's better nature and his worse dignity.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To be brought up short in an amorous quest by such a sight as that was a shock alike to Soane's better nature and his worse dignity.
curse
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From this reading The former moved him to stand silent and abashed, the latter to ask with an indignant curse why he had been brought to that place.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
dignity
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From this reading To be brought up short in an amorous quest by such a sight as that was a shock alike to Soane's better nature and his worse dignity.
eyes
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From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
face
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From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
fire
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From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the moment, however, he thought less of this than of the beauty of the face which he saw for the first time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the moment, however, he thought less of this than of the beauty of the face which he saw for the first time.
former
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From this reading The former moved him to stand silent and abashed, the latter to ask with an indignant curse why he had been brought to that place.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
girl
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From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
glance
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From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
gloomy
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From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The former moved him to stand silent and abashed, the latter to ask with an indignant curse why he had been brought to that place.
hand
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From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The former moved him to stand silent and abashed, the latter to ask with an indignant curse why he had been brought to that place.
head
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From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The former moved him to stand silent and abashed, the latter to ask with an indignant curse why he had been brought to that place.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To be brought up short in an amorous quest by such a sight as that was a shock alike to Soane's better nature and his worse dignity.
hood
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From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading At the moment, however, he thought less of this than of the beauty of the face which he saw for the first time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To be brought up short in an amorous quest by such a sight as that was a shock alike to Soane's better nature and his worse dignity.
indignant
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From this reading The former moved him to stand silent and abashed, the latter to ask with an indignant curse why he had been brought to that place.
instinct
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From this reading And the latter lower instinct prevailed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
kindle
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From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
latter
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From this reading The former moved him to stand silent and abashed, the latter to ask with an indignant curse why he had been brought to that place.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
less
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From this reading At the moment, however, he thought less of this than of the beauty of the face which he saw for the first time.
looking
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From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
lower
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From this reading And the latter lower instinct prevailed.
moment
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From this reading At the moment, however, he thought less of this than of the beauty of the face which he saw for the first time.
moved
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From this reading The former moved him to stand silent and abashed, the latter to ask with an indignant curse why he had been brought to that place.
nature
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From this reading To be brought up short in an amorous quest by such a sight as that was a shock alike to Soane's better nature and his worse dignity.
necessary
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From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
needed
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From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
other
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From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
place
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From this reading The former moved him to stand silent and abashed, the latter to ask with an indignant curse why he had been brought to that place.
prevailed
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From this reading And the latter lower instinct prevailed.
put
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From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
quest
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From this reading To be brought up short in an amorous quest by such a sight as that was a shock alike to Soane's better nature and his worse dignity.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
raised
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From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
saw
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From this reading At the moment, however, he thought less of this than of the beauty of the face which he saw for the first time.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
shock
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From this reading To be brought up short in an amorous quest by such a sight as that was a shock alike to Soane's better nature and his worse dignity.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading To be brought up short in an amorous quest by such a sight as that was a shock alike to Soane's better nature and his worse dignity.
side
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From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
sight
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From this reading To be brought up short in an amorous quest by such a sight as that was a shock alike to Soane's better nature and his worse dignity.
silent
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From this reading The former moved him to stand silent and abashed, the latter to ask with an indignant curse why he had been brought to that place.
Soane's
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From this reading To be brought up short in an amorous quest by such a sight as that was a shock alike to Soane's better nature and his worse dignity.
spirt
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From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
stand
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From this reading The former moved him to stand silent and abashed, the latter to ask with an indignant curse why he had been brought to that place.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading To be brought up short in an amorous quest by such a sight as that was a shock alike to Soane's better nature and his worse dignity.
temper
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From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At the moment, however, he thought less of this than of the beauty of the face which he saw for the first time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To be brought up short in an amorous quest by such a sight as that was a shock alike to Soane's better nature and his worse dignity.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The former moved him to stand silent and abashed, the latter to ask with an indignant curse why he had been brought to that place.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At the moment, however, he thought less of this than of the beauty of the face which he saw for the first time.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the moment, however, he thought less of this than of the beauty of the face which he saw for the first time.
thrown
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From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the moment, however, he thought less of this than of the beauty of the face which he saw for the first time.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be brought up short in an amorous quest by such a sight as that was a shock alike to Soane's better nature and his worse dignity.
touch
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From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
up
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From this reading To be brought up short in an amorous quest by such a sight as that was a shock alike to Soane's better nature and his worse dignity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To be brought up short in an amorous quest by such a sight as that was a shock alike to Soane's better nature and his worse dignity.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the moment, however, he thought less of this than of the beauty of the face which he saw for the first time.
why
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From this reading The former moved him to stand silent and abashed, the latter to ask with an indignant curse why he had been brought to that place.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The former moved him to stand silent and abashed, the latter to ask with an indignant curse why he had been brought to that place.
word
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From this reading But when he raised his head to put the question with the necessary spirt of temper, he found that the girl had left his side and passed to the other hand of the dead; where, the hood thrown back from her face, she stood looking at him with such a gloomy fire in her eyes as it needed but a word, a touch, a glance to kindle into a blaze.
worse
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From this reading To be brought up short in an amorous quest by such a sight as that was a shock alike to Soane's better nature and his worse dignity.
