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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 And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
age
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
aged
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From this reading As soon as the subtle siren was left alone in the drawing-room with the aged clergyman she began weaving her spells around him as successfully as did the beautiful enchantress Vivien around the sage Merlin.
all-silent
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading As soon as the subtle siren was left alone in the drawing-room with the aged clergyman she began weaving her spells around him as successfully as did the beautiful enchantress Vivien around the sage Merlin.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading As soon as the subtle siren was left alone in the drawing-room with the aged clergyman she began weaving her spells around him as successfully as did the beautiful enchantress Vivien around the sage Merlin.
arts
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as the subtle siren was left alone in the drawing-room with the aged clergyman she began weaving her spells around him as successfully as did the beautiful enchantress Vivien around the sage Merlin.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
beautiful
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From this reading As soon as the subtle siren was left alone in the drawing-room with the aged clergyman she began weaving her spells around him as successfully as did the beautiful enchantress Vivien around the sage Merlin.
Began
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
believe
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
break
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
clergyman
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From this reading As soon as the subtle siren was left alone in the drawing-room with the aged clergyman she began weaving her spells around him as successfully as did the beautiful enchantress Vivien around the sage Merlin.
deeply
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
DELILAH
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From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH.
devotion
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As soon as the subtle siren was left alone in the drawing-room with the aged clergyman she began weaving her spells around him as successfully as did the beautiful enchantress Vivien around the sage Merlin.
disdained
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From this reading Thus he grew Tolerant of what he half disdained.
doubtful
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
drawing-room
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From this reading As soon as the subtle siren was left alone in the drawing-room with the aged clergyman she began weaving her spells around him as successfully as did the beautiful enchantress Vivien around the sage Merlin.
enchantress
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From this reading As soon as the subtle siren was left alone in the drawing-room with the aged clergyman she began weaving her spells around him as successfully as did the beautiful enchantress Vivien around the sage Merlin.
felt
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
fits
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
fixed
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
flatter
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
flattery
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
gaze
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
graver
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
grew
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From this reading Thus he grew Tolerant of what he half disdained.
half
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From this reading Thus he grew Tolerant of what he half disdained.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus he grew Tolerant of what he half disdained.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
left
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From this reading As soon as the subtle siren was left alone in the drawing-room with the aged clergyman she began weaving her spells around him as successfully as did the beautiful enchantress Vivien around the sage Merlin.
love
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
man
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
Merlin
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From this reading As soon as the subtle siren was left alone in the drawing-room with the aged clergyman she began weaving her spells around him as successfully as did the beautiful enchantress Vivien around the sage Merlin.
met
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus he grew Tolerant of what he half disdained.
often
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
old
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
own
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
pale
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
Perceiving
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
red
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
sage
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From this reading As soon as the subtle siren was left alone in the drawing-room with the aged clergyman she began weaving her spells around him as successfully as did the beautiful enchantress Vivien around the sage Merlin.
SAMSON
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From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
Sigh
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
siren
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From this reading As soon as the subtle siren was left alone in the drawing-room with the aged clergyman she began weaving her spells around him as successfully as did the beautiful enchantress Vivien around the sage Merlin.
soon
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From this reading As soon as the subtle siren was left alone in the drawing-room with the aged clergyman she began weaving her spells around him as successfully as did the beautiful enchantress Vivien around the sage Merlin.
spells
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From this reading As soon as the subtle siren was left alone in the drawing-room with the aged clergyman she began weaving her spells around him as successfully as did the beautiful enchantress Vivien around the sage Merlin.
subtle
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From this reading As soon as the subtle siren was left alone in the drawing-room with the aged clergyman she began weaving her spells around him as successfully as did the beautiful enchantress Vivien around the sage Merlin.
successfully
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From this reading As soon as the subtle siren was left alone in the drawing-room with the aged clergyman she began weaving her spells around him as successfully as did the beautiful enchantress Vivien around the sage Merlin.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
TENNYSON
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From this reading --TENNYSON.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
Thus
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From this reading Thus he grew Tolerant of what he half disdained.
times
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
Tolerant
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From this reading Thus he grew Tolerant of what he half disdained.
true
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
Turn
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
Vivien
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From this reading As soon as the subtle siren was left alone in the drawing-room with the aged clergyman she began weaving her spells around him as successfully as did the beautiful enchantress Vivien around the sage Merlin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
weaving
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From this reading As soon as the subtle siren was left alone in the drawing-room with the aged clergyman she began weaving her spells around him as successfully as did the beautiful enchantress Vivien around the sage Merlin.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Thus he grew Tolerant of what he half disdained.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
wish
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From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And she, Perceiving that she was but half disdained, Began to break her arts with graver fits-- Turn red or pale, and often, when they met, Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him With such a fixed devotion, that the old man, Though doubtful, felt the flattery, and at times Would flatter his own wish, in age, for love, And half believe her true.
