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Thomas Wingfold, Curate

Chapter XXIII

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A HAUNTED SOUL.
Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.
She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!
Was that eager look in his eyes a fresh access of the fever?
That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Thomas Wingfold, Curate

Chapter XXIII

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A HAUNTED SOUL.
Line 2
Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.
Line 3
She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!
Line 4
Was that eager look in his eyes a fresh access of the fever?
Line 5
That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Body noun US /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Was that eager look in his eyes a fresh access of the fever?”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!”

Pinched noun US /ˈpinched/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.”

Whether conjunction US /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading “That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.”

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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 A HAUNTED SOUL.

access

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From this reading Was that eager look in his eyes a fresh access of the fever?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.

any

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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

appeared

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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

bodynounUS /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.

brain

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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

brother

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From this reading Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

change

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From this reading She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!

countenance

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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

dawn

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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

death-like

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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

doubtful

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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

eager

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From this reading Was that eager look in his eyes a fresh access of the fever?

eyes

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From this reading Was that eager look in his eyes a fresh access of the fever?

fever

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From this reading Was that eager look in his eyes a fresh access of the fever?

fire

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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

fresh

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From this reading Was that eager look in his eyes a fresh access of the fever?

glimmer

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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!

hastened

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From this reading Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.

HAUNTED

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From this reading A HAUNTED SOUL.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

healthful

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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

heart

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From this reading Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.

Helen

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From this reading Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Was that eager look in his eyes a fresh access of the fever?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.

knows

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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

lead

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From this reading Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.

light

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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

like

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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Was that eager look in his eyes a fresh access of the fever?

madness

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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

more

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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.

old

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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!

only

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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!

pinchednounUS /ˈpinched/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

radiance

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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

rose

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From this reading Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

saw

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From this reading She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!

seen

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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!

sky

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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

some

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From this reading She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!

SOUL

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From this reading A HAUNTED SOUL.

started

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From this reading She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Was that eager look in his eyes a fresh access of the fever?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.

traveller

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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Was that eager look in his eyes a fresh access of the fever?

wasted

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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.