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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 a handsome, grave, authoritative, but refined and, as it were, physically rearranged person--she, the outrageous vulgarity of whose prime assault had kept him shuddering so long as a shudder was in him.
accommodation
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From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
ago
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From this reading Less and less remained of the figure all the facts of which had long ago so hardened for him.
all
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From this reading Less and less remained of the figure all the facts of which had long ago so hardened for him.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was a handsome, grave, authoritative, but refined and, as it were, physically rearranged person--she, the outrageous vulgarity of whose prime assault had kept him shuddering so long as a shudder was in him.
assault
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From this reading She was a handsome, grave, authoritative, but refined and, as it were, physically rearranged person--she, the outrageous vulgarity of whose prime assault had kept him shuddering so long as a shudder was in him.
atrocity
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From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
authoritative
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From this reading She was a handsome, grave, authoritative, but refined and, as it were, physically rearranged person--she, the outrageous vulgarity of whose prime assault had kept him shuddering so long as a shudder was in him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
built
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From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was a handsome, grave, authoritative, but refined and, as it were, physically rearranged person--she, the outrageous vulgarity of whose prime assault had kept him shuddering so long as a shudder was in him.
cause
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From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
conceivable
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From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
couldn't
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From this reading More than ever he couldn’t have known her.
deprecation
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From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
discretion
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From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
displeasure
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From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More than ever he couldn’t have known her.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
exactly
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From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
expressed
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From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
eyes
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From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
face
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From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
facts
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From this reading Less and less remained of the figure all the facts of which had long ago so hardened for him.
fashion
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From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
felt
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From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
figure
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From this reading Less and less remained of the figure all the facts of which had long ago so hardened for him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
freshly
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From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
go
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From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
grave
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From this reading She was a handsome, grave, authoritative, but refined and, as it were, physically rearranged person--she, the outrageous vulgarity of whose prime assault had kept him shuddering so long as a shudder was in him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Less and less remained of the figure all the facts of which had long ago so hardened for him.
hand
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From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was a handsome, grave, authoritative, but refined and, as it were, physically rearranged person--she, the outrageous vulgarity of whose prime assault had kept him shuddering so long as a shudder was in him.
hardened
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From this reading Less and less remained of the figure all the facts of which had long ago so hardened for him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading More than ever he couldn’t have known her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
heard
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From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
hideous
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From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Less and less remained of the figure all the facts of which had long ago so hardened for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was a handsome, grave, authoritative, but refined and, as it were, physically rearranged person--she, the outrageous vulgarity of whose prime assault had kept him shuddering so long as a shudder was in him.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
kept
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From this reading She was a handsome, grave, authoritative, but refined and, as it were, physically rearranged person--she, the outrageous vulgarity of whose prime assault had kept him shuddering so long as a shudder was in him.
known
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From this reading More than ever he couldn’t have known her.
ladylike
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From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
Less
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From this reading Less and less remained of the figure all the facts of which had long ago so hardened for him.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
manner
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From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
met
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From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
More
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From this reading More than ever he couldn’t have known her.
mustn't
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From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
oddest
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From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
oh
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From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
out
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From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
outrageous
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From this reading She was a handsome, grave, authoritative, but refined and, as it were, physically rearranged person--she, the outrageous vulgarity of whose prime assault had kept him shuddering so long as a shudder was in him.
past
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From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
person
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From this reading She was a handsome, grave, authoritative, but refined and, as it were, physically rearranged person--she, the outrageous vulgarity of whose prime assault had kept him shuddering so long as a shudder was in him.
physically
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From this reading She was a handsome, grave, authoritative, but refined and, as it were, physically rearranged person--she, the outrageous vulgarity of whose prime assault had kept him shuddering so long as a shudder was in him.
prime
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From this reading She was a handsome, grave, authoritative, but refined and, as it were, physically rearranged person--she, the outrageous vulgarity of whose prime assault had kept him shuddering so long as a shudder was in him.
putting
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From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
real
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From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
rearranged
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From this reading She was a handsome, grave, authoritative, but refined and, as it were, physically rearranged person--she, the outrageous vulgarity of whose prime assault had kept him shuddering so long as a shudder was in him.
refined
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From this reading She was a handsome, grave, authoritative, but refined and, as it were, physically rearranged person--she, the outrageous vulgarity of whose prime assault had kept him shuddering so long as a shudder was in him.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Less and less remained of the figure all the facts of which had long ago so hardened for him.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
shudder
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From this reading She was a handsome, grave, authoritative, but refined and, as it were, physically rearranged person--she, the outrageous vulgarity of whose prime assault had kept him shuddering so long as a shudder was in him.
shuddering
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From this reading She was a handsome, grave, authoritative, but refined and, as it were, physically rearranged person--she, the outrageous vulgarity of whose prime assault had kept him shuddering so long as a shudder was in him.
slipping
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From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
some
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From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
somehow
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From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
spoke
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From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
taking
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From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than ever he couldn’t have known her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Less and less remained of the figure all the facts of which had long ago so hardened for him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
ulterior
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From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
unalterable
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From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
uncovered
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From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
undergoing
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From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
very
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From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
view
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From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
voice
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From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
vulgarity
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From this reading She was a handsome, grave, authoritative, but refined and, as it were, physically rearranged person--she, the outrageous vulgarity of whose prime assault had kept him shuddering so long as a shudder was in him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
well
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From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was a handsome, grave, authoritative, but refined and, as it were, physically rearranged person--she, the outrageous vulgarity of whose prime assault had kept him shuddering so long as a shudder was in him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That atrocity in her was what everything had been built on, but somehow, all strangely, it was slipping from him; so that, after the oddest fashion conceivable, when he felt he mustn’t let her go, it was as if he were putting out his hand to save the past, the hideous real unalterable past, exactly as she had been the cause of its being and the cause of his undergoing it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Less and less remained of the figure all the facts of which had long ago so hardened for him.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading She was a handsome, grave, authoritative, but refined and, as it were, physically rearranged person--she, the outrageous vulgarity of whose prime assault had kept him shuddering so long as a shudder was in him.
years
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From this reading She spoke so for accommodation, for discretion, for some ulterior view already expressed in her manner, that, after taking well in, from behind his hands, that this was her very voice--oh ladylike!--heard, and heard in deprecation of displeasure, after long years again, he uncovered his face and freshly met her eyes.
