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Chapter IX
The girl's blood warmed again with a leap, overflowing upon her fine skin. Understanding now came to her, with crushing force. Her knight made for her a pretty summary of an episode that was past. There was to come no coronation of words to ennoble these caresses: Mr. Canning, at parting, desired to thank her for her sweetness. And this was the high moment toward which she had been dancing on the fleece-pink of clouds through many days....
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girl's blood warmed again with a leap, overflowing upon her fine skin.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And this was the high moment toward which she had been dancing on the fleece-pink of clouds through many days....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girl's blood warmed again with a leap, overflowing upon her fine skin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was to come no coronation of words to ennoble these caresses: Mr. Canning, at parting, desired to thank her for her sweetness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girl's blood warmed again with a leap, overflowing upon her fine skin.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “There was to come no coronation of words to ennoble these caresses: Mr. Canning, at parting, desired to thank her for her sweetness.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And this was the high moment toward which she had been dancing on the fleece-pink of clouds through many days....”
in the direction of
From this reading “And this was the high moment toward which she had been dancing on the fleece-pink of clouds through many days....”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The girl's blood warmed again with a leap, overflowing upon her fine skin.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The girl's blood warmed again with a leap, overflowing upon her fine skin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl's blood warmed again with a leap, overflowing upon her fine skin.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her knight made for her a pretty summary of an episode that was past.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this was the high moment toward which she had been dancing on the fleece-pink of clouds through many days....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was to come no coronation of words to ennoble these caresses: Mr. Canning, at parting, desired to thank her for her sweetness.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And this was the high moment toward which she had been dancing on the fleece-pink of clouds through many days....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl's blood warmed again with a leap, overflowing upon her fine skin.
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From this reading Understanding now came to her, with crushing force.
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From this reading There was to come no coronation of words to ennoble these caresses: Mr. Canning, at parting, desired to thank her for her sweetness.
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From this reading There was to come no coronation of words to ennoble these caresses: Mr. Canning, at parting, desired to thank her for her sweetness.
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From this reading And this was the high moment toward which she had been dancing on the fleece-pink of clouds through many days....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was to come no coronation of words to ennoble these caresses: Mr. Canning, at parting, desired to thank her for her sweetness.
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From this reading There was to come no coronation of words to ennoble these caresses: Mr. Canning, at parting, desired to thank her for her sweetness.
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From this reading Understanding now came to her, with crushing force.
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From this reading And this was the high moment toward which she had been dancing on the fleece-pink of clouds through many days....
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From this reading And this was the high moment toward which she had been dancing on the fleece-pink of clouds through many days....
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From this reading There was to come no coronation of words to ennoble these caresses: Mr. Canning, at parting, desired to thank her for her sweetness.
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From this reading There was to come no coronation of words to ennoble these caresses: Mr. Canning, at parting, desired to thank her for her sweetness.
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From this reading Her knight made for her a pretty summary of an episode that was past.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl's blood warmed again with a leap, overflowing upon her fine skin.
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From this reading And this was the high moment toward which she had been dancing on the fleece-pink of clouds through many days....
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her knight made for her a pretty summary of an episode that was past.
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From this reading Understanding now came to her, with crushing force.
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From this reading The girl's blood warmed again with a leap, overflowing upon her fine skin.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And this was the high moment toward which she had been dancing on the fleece-pink of clouds through many days....
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl's blood warmed again with a leap, overflowing upon her fine skin.
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From this reading And this was the high moment toward which she had been dancing on the fleece-pink of clouds through many days....
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From this reading Her knight made for her a pretty summary of an episode that was past.
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From this reading The girl's blood warmed again with a leap, overflowing upon her fine skin.
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From this reading Her knight made for her a pretty summary of an episode that was past.
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From this reading And this was the high moment toward which she had been dancing on the fleece-pink of clouds through many days....
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From this reading And this was the high moment toward which she had been dancing on the fleece-pink of clouds through many days....
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From this reading There was to come no coronation of words to ennoble these caresses: Mr. Canning, at parting, desired to thank her for her sweetness.
not any; not one
From this reading There was to come no coronation of words to ennoble these caresses: Mr. Canning, at parting, desired to thank her for her sweetness.
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From this reading Understanding now came to her, with crushing force.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her knight made for her a pretty summary of an episode that was past.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And this was the high moment toward which she had been dancing on the fleece-pink of clouds through many days....
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From this reading The girl's blood warmed again with a leap, overflowing upon her fine skin.
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From this reading There was to come no coronation of words to ennoble these caresses: Mr. Canning, at parting, desired to thank her for her sweetness.
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From this reading Her knight made for her a pretty summary of an episode that was past.
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From this reading Her knight made for her a pretty summary of an episode that was past.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And this was the high moment toward which she had been dancing on the fleece-pink of clouds through many days....
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From this reading The girl's blood warmed again with a leap, overflowing upon her fine skin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her knight made for her a pretty summary of an episode that was past.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was to come no coronation of words to ennoble these caresses: Mr. Canning, at parting, desired to thank her for her sweetness.
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From this reading There was to come no coronation of words to ennoble these caresses: Mr. Canning, at parting, desired to thank her for her sweetness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her knight made for her a pretty summary of an episode that was past.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl's blood warmed again with a leap, overflowing upon her fine skin.
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From this reading There was to come no coronation of words to ennoble these caresses: Mr. Canning, at parting, desired to thank her for her sweetness.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There was to come no coronation of words to ennoble these caresses: Mr. Canning, at parting, desired to thank her for her sweetness.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this was the high moment toward which she had been dancing on the fleece-pink of clouds through many days....
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And this was the high moment toward which she had been dancing on the fleece-pink of clouds through many days....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Understanding now came to her, with crushing force.
in the direction of
From this reading And this was the high moment toward which she had been dancing on the fleece-pink of clouds through many days....
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From this reading Understanding now came to her, with crushing force.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The girl's blood warmed again with a leap, overflowing upon her fine skin.
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From this reading The girl's blood warmed again with a leap, overflowing upon her fine skin.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her knight made for her a pretty summary of an episode that was past.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And this was the high moment toward which she had been dancing on the fleece-pink of clouds through many days....
in the company of; together with
From this reading The girl's blood warmed again with a leap, overflowing upon her fine skin.
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From this reading There was to come no coronation of words to ennoble these caresses: Mr. Canning, at parting, desired to thank her for her sweetness.
