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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 JACK, seated in a corner of the silver bench, kept his eyes upon the column of blue vapor that rose upward from the smoldering fire in the font.
allow
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From this reading What the incantation might reveal was a matter of conjecture, but he did not so much as allow himself to imagine that it would present Miriam in any other light than as the soul of love and faith.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But his mind was filled with somber thoughts of Miriam, and he was only superficially conscious either of the incantation or of Zarga.
any
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From this reading What the incantation might reveal was a matter of conjecture, but he did not so much as allow himself to imagine that it would present Miriam in any other light than as the soul of love and faith.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of Miriam’s faith he had no doubts; but as little could he question that Torpeon had by some means contrived to convey her to his stronghold.
bench
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From this reading JACK, seated in a corner of the silver bench, kept his eyes upon the column of blue vapor that rose upward from the smoldering fire in the font.
blue
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From this reading JACK, seated in a corner of the silver bench, kept his eyes upon the column of blue vapor that rose upward from the smoldering fire in the font.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his mind was filled with somber thoughts of Miriam, and he was only superficially conscious either of the incantation or of Zarga.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Of Miriam’s faith he had no doubts; but as little could he question that Torpeon had by some means contrived to convey her to his stronghold.
column
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From this reading JACK, seated in a corner of the silver bench, kept his eyes upon the column of blue vapor that rose upward from the smoldering fire in the font.
conjecture
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From this reading What the incantation might reveal was a matter of conjecture, but he did not so much as allow himself to imagine that it would present Miriam in any other light than as the soul of love and faith.
conscious
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From this reading But his mind was filled with somber thoughts of Miriam, and he was only superficially conscious either of the incantation or of Zarga.
consented
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From this reading He could not think that Zarga would willfully mislead him upon that point, though he had indignantly rejected her suggestion that Miriam had consented to it; the idea that the Saturnian maiden was herself infatuated with him could not find entrance into his straight-forward mind; his own simple loyalty kept him from suspecting others.
contrived
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From this reading Of Miriam’s faith he had no doubts; but as little could he question that Torpeon had by some means contrived to convey her to his stronghold.
convey
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From this reading Of Miriam’s faith he had no doubts; but as little could he question that Torpeon had by some means contrived to convey her to his stronghold.
corner
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From this reading JACK, seated in a corner of the silver bench, kept his eyes upon the column of blue vapor that rose upward from the smoldering fire in the font.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Of Miriam’s faith he had no doubts; but as little could he question that Torpeon had by some means contrived to convey her to his stronghold.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What the incantation might reveal was a matter of conjecture, but he did not so much as allow himself to imagine that it would present Miriam in any other light than as the soul of love and faith.
doubts
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From this reading Of Miriam’s faith he had no doubts; but as little could he question that Torpeon had by some means contrived to convey her to his stronghold.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading But his mind was filled with somber thoughts of Miriam, and he was only superficially conscious either of the incantation or of Zarga.
entrance
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From this reading He could not think that Zarga would willfully mislead him upon that point, though he had indignantly rejected her suggestion that Miriam had consented to it; the idea that the Saturnian maiden was herself infatuated with him could not find entrance into his straight-forward mind; his own simple loyalty kept him from suspecting others.
eyes
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From this reading JACK, seated in a corner of the silver bench, kept his eyes upon the column of blue vapor that rose upward from the smoldering fire in the font.
faith
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From this reading Of Miriam’s faith he had no doubts; but as little could he question that Torpeon had by some means contrived to convey her to his stronghold.
filled
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From this reading But his mind was filled with somber thoughts of Miriam, and he was only superficially conscious either of the incantation or of Zarga.
find
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From this reading He could not think that Zarga would willfully mislead him upon that point, though he had indignantly rejected her suggestion that Miriam had consented to it; the idea that the Saturnian maiden was herself infatuated with him could not find entrance into his straight-forward mind; his own simple loyalty kept him from suspecting others.
fire
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From this reading JACK, seated in a corner of the silver bench, kept his eyes upon the column of blue vapor that rose upward from the smoldering fire in the font.
font
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From this reading JACK, seated in a corner of the silver bench, kept his eyes upon the column of blue vapor that rose upward from the smoldering fire in the font.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading JACK, seated in a corner of the silver bench, kept his eyes upon the column of blue vapor that rose upward from the smoldering fire in the font.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of Miriam’s faith he had no doubts; but as little could he question that Torpeon had by some means contrived to convey her to his stronghold.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But his mind was filled with somber thoughts of Miriam, and he was only superficially conscious either of the incantation or of Zarga.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Of Miriam’s faith he had no doubts; but as little could he question that Torpeon had by some means contrived to convey her to his stronghold.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He could not think that Zarga would willfully mislead him upon that point, though he had indignantly rejected her suggestion that Miriam had consented to it; the idea that the Saturnian maiden was herself infatuated with him could not find entrance into his straight-forward mind; his own simple loyalty kept him from suspecting others.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He could not think that Zarga would willfully mislead him upon that point, though he had indignantly rejected her suggestion that Miriam had consented to it; the idea that the Saturnian maiden was herself infatuated with him could not find entrance into his straight-forward mind; his own simple loyalty kept him from suspecting others.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading What the incantation might reveal was a matter of conjecture, but he did not so much as allow himself to imagine that it would present Miriam in any other light than as the soul of love and faith.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JACK, seated in a corner of the silver bench, kept his eyes upon the column of blue vapor that rose upward from the smoldering fire in the font.
idea
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From this reading He could not think that Zarga would willfully mislead him upon that point, though he had indignantly rejected her suggestion that Miriam had consented to it; the idea that the Saturnian maiden was herself infatuated with him could not find entrance into his straight-forward mind; his own simple loyalty kept him from suspecting others.
imagine
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From this reading What the incantation might reveal was a matter of conjecture, but he did not so much as allow himself to imagine that it would present Miriam in any other light than as the soul of love and faith.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JACK, seated in a corner of the silver bench, kept his eyes upon the column of blue vapor that rose upward from the smoldering fire in the font.
incantationnounUS /ˌɪn.kænˈteɪ.ʃən/
A series of words said as a magic spell or charm to summon supernatural forces.
From this reading But his mind was filled with somber thoughts of Miriam, and he was only superficially conscious either of the incantation or of Zarga.
indignantly
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From this reading He could not think that Zarga would willfully mislead him upon that point, though he had indignantly rejected her suggestion that Miriam had consented to it; the idea that the Saturnian maiden was herself infatuated with him could not find entrance into his straight-forward mind; his own simple loyalty kept him from suspecting others.
infatuated
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From this reading He could not think that Zarga would willfully mislead him upon that point, though he had indignantly rejected her suggestion that Miriam had consented to it; the idea that the Saturnian maiden was herself infatuated with him could not find entrance into his straight-forward mind; his own simple loyalty kept him from suspecting others.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He could not think that Zarga would willfully mislead him upon that point, though he had indignantly rejected her suggestion that Miriam had consented to it; the idea that the Saturnian maiden was herself infatuated with him could not find entrance into his straight-forward mind; his own simple loyalty kept him from suspecting others.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He could not think that Zarga would willfully mislead him upon that point, though he had indignantly rejected her suggestion that Miriam had consented to it; the idea that the Saturnian maiden was herself infatuated with him could not find entrance into his straight-forward mind; his own simple loyalty kept him from suspecting others.
JACK
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From this reading JACK, seated in a corner of the silver bench, kept his eyes upon the column of blue vapor that rose upward from the smoldering fire in the font.
kept
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From this reading JACK, seated in a corner of the silver bench, kept his eyes upon the column of blue vapor that rose upward from the smoldering fire in the font.
light
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From this reading What the incantation might reveal was a matter of conjecture, but he did not so much as allow himself to imagine that it would present Miriam in any other light than as the soul of love and faith.
little
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From this reading Of Miriam’s faith he had no doubts; but as little could he question that Torpeon had by some means contrived to convey her to his stronghold.
love
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From this reading What the incantation might reveal was a matter of conjecture, but he did not so much as allow himself to imagine that it would present Miriam in any other light than as the soul of love and faith.
loyalty
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From this reading He could not think that Zarga would willfully mislead him upon that point, though he had indignantly rejected her suggestion that Miriam had consented to it; the idea that the Saturnian maiden was herself infatuated with him could not find entrance into his straight-forward mind; his own simple loyalty kept him from suspecting others.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading He could not think that Zarga would willfully mislead him upon that point, though he had indignantly rejected her suggestion that Miriam had consented to it; the idea that the Saturnian maiden was herself infatuated with him could not find entrance into his straight-forward mind; his own simple loyalty kept him from suspecting others.
matter
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From this reading What the incantation might reveal was a matter of conjecture, but he did not so much as allow himself to imagine that it would present Miriam in any other light than as the soul of love and faith.
means
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From this reading Of Miriam’s faith he had no doubts; but as little could he question that Torpeon had by some means contrived to convey her to his stronghold.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading What the incantation might reveal was a matter of conjecture, but he did not so much as allow himself to imagine that it would present Miriam in any other light than as the soul of love and faith.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But his mind was filled with somber thoughts of Miriam, and he was only superficially conscious either of the incantation or of Zarga.
Miriam
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From this reading But his mind was filled with somber thoughts of Miriam, and he was only superficially conscious either of the incantation or of Zarga.
Miriam's
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From this reading Of Miriam’s faith he had no doubts; but as little could he question that Torpeon had by some means contrived to convey her to his stronghold.
mislead
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From this reading He could not think that Zarga would willfully mislead him upon that point, though he had indignantly rejected her suggestion that Miriam had consented to it; the idea that the Saturnian maiden was herself infatuated with him could not find entrance into his straight-forward mind; his own simple loyalty kept him from suspecting others.
much
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From this reading What the incantation might reveal was a matter of conjecture, but he did not so much as allow himself to imagine that it would present Miriam in any other light than as the soul of love and faith.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Of Miriam’s faith he had no doubts; but as little could he question that Torpeon had by some means contrived to convey her to his stronghold.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not think that Zarga would willfully mislead him upon that point, though he had indignantly rejected her suggestion that Miriam had consented to it; the idea that the Saturnian maiden was herself infatuated with him could not find entrance into his straight-forward mind; his own simple loyalty kept him from suspecting others.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JACK, seated in a corner of the silver bench, kept his eyes upon the column of blue vapor that rose upward from the smoldering fire in the font.
only
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From this reading But his mind was filled with somber thoughts of Miriam, and he was only superficially conscious either of the incantation or of Zarga.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But his mind was filled with somber thoughts of Miriam, and he was only superficially conscious either of the incantation or of Zarga.
other
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From this reading What the incantation might reveal was a matter of conjecture, but he did not so much as allow himself to imagine that it would present Miriam in any other light than as the soul of love and faith.
others
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From this reading He could not think that Zarga would willfully mislead him upon that point, though he had indignantly rejected her suggestion that Miriam had consented to it; the idea that the Saturnian maiden was herself infatuated with him could not find entrance into his straight-forward mind; his own simple loyalty kept him from suspecting others.
own
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From this reading He could not think that Zarga would willfully mislead him upon that point, though he had indignantly rejected her suggestion that Miriam had consented to it; the idea that the Saturnian maiden was herself infatuated with him could not find entrance into his straight-forward mind; his own simple loyalty kept him from suspecting others.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading He could not think that Zarga would willfully mislead him upon that point, though he had indignantly rejected her suggestion that Miriam had consented to it; the idea that the Saturnian maiden was herself infatuated with him could not find entrance into his straight-forward mind; his own simple loyalty kept him from suspecting others.
present
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From this reading What the incantation might reveal was a matter of conjecture, but he did not so much as allow himself to imagine that it would present Miriam in any other light than as the soul of love and faith.
question
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From this reading Of Miriam’s faith he had no doubts; but as little could he question that Torpeon had by some means contrived to convey her to his stronghold.
rejected
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From this reading He could not think that Zarga would willfully mislead him upon that point, though he had indignantly rejected her suggestion that Miriam had consented to it; the idea that the Saturnian maiden was herself infatuated with him could not find entrance into his straight-forward mind; his own simple loyalty kept him from suspecting others.
reveal
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From this reading What the incantation might reveal was a matter of conjecture, but he did not so much as allow himself to imagine that it would present Miriam in any other light than as the soul of love and faith.
rose
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From this reading JACK, seated in a corner of the silver bench, kept his eyes upon the column of blue vapor that rose upward from the smoldering fire in the font.
Saturnian
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From this reading He could not think that Zarga would willfully mislead him upon that point, though he had indignantly rejected her suggestion that Miriam had consented to it; the idea that the Saturnian maiden was herself infatuated with him could not find entrance into his straight-forward mind; his own simple loyalty kept him from suspecting others.
seated
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From this reading JACK, seated in a corner of the silver bench, kept his eyes upon the column of blue vapor that rose upward from the smoldering fire in the font.
silver
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From this reading JACK, seated in a corner of the silver bench, kept his eyes upon the column of blue vapor that rose upward from the smoldering fire in the font.
simple
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From this reading He could not think that Zarga would willfully mislead him upon that point, though he had indignantly rejected her suggestion that Miriam had consented to it; the idea that the Saturnian maiden was herself infatuated with him could not find entrance into his straight-forward mind; his own simple loyalty kept him from suspecting others.
smoldering
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From this reading JACK, seated in a corner of the silver bench, kept his eyes upon the column of blue vapor that rose upward from the smoldering fire in the font.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What the incantation might reveal was a matter of conjecture, but he did not so much as allow himself to imagine that it would present Miriam in any other light than as the soul of love and faith.
somber
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From this reading But his mind was filled with somber thoughts of Miriam, and he was only superficially conscious either of the incantation or of Zarga.
some
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From this reading Of Miriam’s faith he had no doubts; but as little could he question that Torpeon had by some means contrived to convey her to his stronghold.
soul
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From this reading What the incantation might reveal was a matter of conjecture, but he did not so much as allow himself to imagine that it would present Miriam in any other light than as the soul of love and faith.
straight-forward
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From this reading He could not think that Zarga would willfully mislead him upon that point, though he had indignantly rejected her suggestion that Miriam had consented to it; the idea that the Saturnian maiden was herself infatuated with him could not find entrance into his straight-forward mind; his own simple loyalty kept him from suspecting others.
stronghold
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From this reading Of Miriam’s faith he had no doubts; but as little could he question that Torpeon had by some means contrived to convey her to his stronghold.
suggestion
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From this reading He could not think that Zarga would willfully mislead him upon that point, though he had indignantly rejected her suggestion that Miriam had consented to it; the idea that the Saturnian maiden was herself infatuated with him could not find entrance into his straight-forward mind; his own simple loyalty kept him from suspecting others.
superficially
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From this reading But his mind was filled with somber thoughts of Miriam, and he was only superficially conscious either of the incantation or of Zarga.
suspecting
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From this reading He could not think that Zarga would willfully mislead him upon that point, though he had indignantly rejected her suggestion that Miriam had consented to it; the idea that the Saturnian maiden was herself infatuated with him could not find entrance into his straight-forward mind; his own simple loyalty kept him from suspecting others.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading What the incantation might reveal was a matter of conjecture, but he did not so much as allow himself to imagine that it would present Miriam in any other light than as the soul of love and faith.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JACK, seated in a corner of the silver bench, kept his eyes upon the column of blue vapor that rose upward from the smoldering fire in the font.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JACK, seated in a corner of the silver bench, kept his eyes upon the column of blue vapor that rose upward from the smoldering fire in the font.
think
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From this reading He could not think that Zarga would willfully mislead him upon that point, though he had indignantly rejected her suggestion that Miriam had consented to it; the idea that the Saturnian maiden was herself infatuated with him could not find entrance into his straight-forward mind; his own simple loyalty kept him from suspecting others.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He could not think that Zarga would willfully mislead him upon that point, though he had indignantly rejected her suggestion that Miriam had consented to it; the idea that the Saturnian maiden was herself infatuated with him could not find entrance into his straight-forward mind; his own simple loyalty kept him from suspecting others.
thoughts
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From this reading But his mind was filled with somber thoughts of Miriam, and he was only superficially conscious either of the incantation or of Zarga.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of Miriam’s faith he had no doubts; but as little could he question that Torpeon had by some means contrived to convey her to his stronghold.
Torpeon
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From this reading Of Miriam’s faith he had no doubts; but as little could he question that Torpeon had by some means contrived to convey her to his stronghold.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading JACK, seated in a corner of the silver bench, kept his eyes upon the column of blue vapor that rose upward from the smoldering fire in the font.
upward
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From this reading JACK, seated in a corner of the silver bench, kept his eyes upon the column of blue vapor that rose upward from the smoldering fire in the font.
vapor
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From this reading JACK, seated in a corner of the silver bench, kept his eyes upon the column of blue vapor that rose upward from the smoldering fire in the font.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But his mind was filled with somber thoughts of Miriam, and he was only superficially conscious either of the incantation or of Zarga.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What the incantation might reveal was a matter of conjecture, but he did not so much as allow himself to imagine that it would present Miriam in any other light than as the soul of love and faith.
willfully
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From this reading He could not think that Zarga would willfully mislead him upon that point, though he had indignantly rejected her suggestion that Miriam had consented to it; the idea that the Saturnian maiden was herself infatuated with him could not find entrance into his straight-forward mind; his own simple loyalty kept him from suspecting others.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But his mind was filled with somber thoughts of Miriam, and he was only superficially conscious either of the incantation or of Zarga.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He could not think that Zarga would willfully mislead him upon that point, though he had indignantly rejected her suggestion that Miriam had consented to it; the idea that the Saturnian maiden was herself infatuated with him could not find entrance into his straight-forward mind; his own simple loyalty kept him from suspecting others.
Zarga
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From this reading But his mind was filled with somber thoughts of Miriam, and he was only superficially conscious either of the incantation or of Zarga.
