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Chapter IX
Who can tell the joy of their awakening? The transcendent pleasure to Paul to be allowed to play with his lady's hair, all unbound for him to do with as he willed? The glory to realise she was his--his own--in his arms? And then to be tenderly masterful and give himself lordly airs of possession. She was almost silent, only the history of the whole world of passion seemed written in her eyes--slumbrous, inscrutable, their heavy lashes making shadows on her soft, smooth cheeks.
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used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “And then to be tenderly masterful and give himself lordly airs of possession.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was almost silent, only the history of the whole world of passion seemed written in her eyes--slumbrous, inscrutable, their heavy lashes making shadows on her soft, smooth cheeks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who can tell the joy of their awakening?”
Released from physical or magical bonds; free and unrestricted.
From this reading “The transcendent pleasure to Paul to be allowed to play with his lady's hair, all unbound for him to do with as he willed?”
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From this reading The transcendent pleasure to Paul to be allowed to play with his lady's hair, all unbound for him to do with as he willed?
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From this reading The transcendent pleasure to Paul to be allowed to play with his lady's hair, all unbound for him to do with as he willed?
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From this reading She was almost silent, only the history of the whole world of passion seemed written in her eyes--slumbrous, inscrutable, their heavy lashes making shadows on her soft, smooth cheeks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then to be tenderly masterful and give himself lordly airs of possession.
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From this reading The glory to realise she was his--his own--in his arms?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The transcendent pleasure to Paul to be allowed to play with his lady's hair, all unbound for him to do with as he willed?
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From this reading Who can tell the joy of their awakening?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The transcendent pleasure to Paul to be allowed to play with his lady's hair, all unbound for him to do with as he willed?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Who can tell the joy of their awakening?
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From this reading She was almost silent, only the history of the whole world of passion seemed written in her eyes--slumbrous, inscrutable, their heavy lashes making shadows on her soft, smooth cheeks.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The transcendent pleasure to Paul to be allowed to play with his lady's hair, all unbound for him to do with as he willed?
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From this reading She was almost silent, only the history of the whole world of passion seemed written in her eyes--slumbrous, inscrutable, their heavy lashes making shadows on her soft, smooth cheeks.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The transcendent pleasure to Paul to be allowed to play with his lady's hair, all unbound for him to do with as he willed?
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From this reading And then to be tenderly masterful and give himself lordly airs of possession.
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From this reading The glory to realise she was his--his own--in his arms?
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From this reading The transcendent pleasure to Paul to be allowed to play with his lady's hair, all unbound for him to do with as he willed?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The transcendent pleasure to Paul to be allowed to play with his lady's hair, all unbound for him to do with as he willed?
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From this reading She was almost silent, only the history of the whole world of passion seemed written in her eyes--slumbrous, inscrutable, their heavy lashes making shadows on her soft, smooth cheeks.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was almost silent, only the history of the whole world of passion seemed written in her eyes--slumbrous, inscrutable, their heavy lashes making shadows on her soft, smooth cheeks.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The transcendent pleasure to Paul to be allowed to play with his lady's hair, all unbound for him to do with as he willed?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And then to be tenderly masterful and give himself lordly airs of possession.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The transcendent pleasure to Paul to be allowed to play with his lady's hair, all unbound for him to do with as he willed?
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From this reading She was almost silent, only the history of the whole world of passion seemed written in her eyes--slumbrous, inscrutable, their heavy lashes making shadows on her soft, smooth cheeks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The glory to realise she was his--his own--in his arms?
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From this reading She was almost silent, only the history of the whole world of passion seemed written in her eyes--slumbrous, inscrutable, their heavy lashes making shadows on her soft, smooth cheeks.
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From this reading Who can tell the joy of their awakening?
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From this reading The transcendent pleasure to Paul to be allowed to play with his lady's hair, all unbound for him to do with as he willed?
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From this reading She was almost silent, only the history of the whole world of passion seemed written in her eyes--slumbrous, inscrutable, their heavy lashes making shadows on her soft, smooth cheeks.
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From this reading And then to be tenderly masterful and give himself lordly airs of possession.
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From this reading She was almost silent, only the history of the whole world of passion seemed written in her eyes--slumbrous, inscrutable, their heavy lashes making shadows on her soft, smooth cheeks.
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From this reading And then to be tenderly masterful and give himself lordly airs of possession.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Who can tell the joy of their awakening?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was almost silent, only the history of the whole world of passion seemed written in her eyes--slumbrous, inscrutable, their heavy lashes making shadows on her soft, smooth cheeks.
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From this reading She was almost silent, only the history of the whole world of passion seemed written in her eyes--slumbrous, inscrutable, their heavy lashes making shadows on her soft, smooth cheeks.
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From this reading The glory to realise she was his--his own--in his arms?
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From this reading She was almost silent, only the history of the whole world of passion seemed written in her eyes--slumbrous, inscrutable, their heavy lashes making shadows on her soft, smooth cheeks.
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From this reading The transcendent pleasure to Paul to be allowed to play with his lady's hair, all unbound for him to do with as he willed?
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From this reading The transcendent pleasure to Paul to be allowed to play with his lady's hair, all unbound for him to do with as he willed?
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From this reading The transcendent pleasure to Paul to be allowed to play with his lady's hair, all unbound for him to do with as he willed?
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From this reading And then to be tenderly masterful and give himself lordly airs of possession.
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From this reading The glory to realise she was his--his own--in his arms?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was almost silent, only the history of the whole world of passion seemed written in her eyes--slumbrous, inscrutable, their heavy lashes making shadows on her soft, smooth cheeks.
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From this reading She was almost silent, only the history of the whole world of passion seemed written in her eyes--slumbrous, inscrutable, their heavy lashes making shadows on her soft, smooth cheeks.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The glory to realise she was his--his own--in his arms?
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From this reading She was almost silent, only the history of the whole world of passion seemed written in her eyes--slumbrous, inscrutable, their heavy lashes making shadows on her soft, smooth cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was almost silent, only the history of the whole world of passion seemed written in her eyes--slumbrous, inscrutable, their heavy lashes making shadows on her soft, smooth cheeks.
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From this reading She was almost silent, only the history of the whole world of passion seemed written in her eyes--slumbrous, inscrutable, their heavy lashes making shadows on her soft, smooth cheeks.
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From this reading She was almost silent, only the history of the whole world of passion seemed written in her eyes--slumbrous, inscrutable, their heavy lashes making shadows on her soft, smooth cheeks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who can tell the joy of their awakening?
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From this reading And then to be tenderly masterful and give himself lordly airs of possession.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Who can tell the joy of their awakening?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Who can tell the joy of their awakening?
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From this reading And then to be tenderly masterful and give himself lordly airs of possession.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The transcendent pleasure to Paul to be allowed to play with his lady's hair, all unbound for him to do with as he willed?
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From this reading The transcendent pleasure to Paul to be allowed to play with his lady's hair, all unbound for him to do with as he willed?
Released from physical or magical bonds; free and unrestricted.
From this reading The transcendent pleasure to Paul to be allowed to play with his lady's hair, all unbound for him to do with as he willed?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The glory to realise she was his--his own--in his arms?
which person or people
From this reading Who can tell the joy of their awakening?
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From this reading She was almost silent, only the history of the whole world of passion seemed written in her eyes--slumbrous, inscrutable, their heavy lashes making shadows on her soft, smooth cheeks.
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From this reading The transcendent pleasure to Paul to be allowed to play with his lady's hair, all unbound for him to do with as he willed?
in the company of; together with
From this reading The transcendent pleasure to Paul to be allowed to play with his lady's hair, all unbound for him to do with as he willed?
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From this reading She was almost silent, only the history of the whole world of passion seemed written in her eyes--slumbrous, inscrutable, their heavy lashes making shadows on her soft, smooth cheeks.
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From this reading She was almost silent, only the history of the whole world of passion seemed written in her eyes--slumbrous, inscrutable, their heavy lashes making shadows on her soft, smooth cheeks.
