used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had heard of his profligacy, his bursts of fierce Berserk-madness; and yet now these very faults, instead of repelling, seemed to attract her, and intensify her longing to save him.
Argemonenoun
any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America
From this reading When Argemone rose in the morning, her first thought was of Lancelot.
attractverbUS /əˈtrækt/
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading She had heard of his profligacy, his bursts of fierce Berserk-madness; and yet now these very faults, instead of repelling, seemed to attract her, and intensify her longing to save him.
Berserk-madness
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From this reading She had heard of his profligacy, his bursts of fierce Berserk-madness; and yet now these very faults, instead of repelling, seemed to attract her, and intensify her longing to save him.
brilliancenounUS /ˈbrɪljəns/
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading The wild brilliance of his intellect struggling through foul smoke-clouds, had haunted her still more.
burstsnounUS /bɜːrsts/
plural of “burst” — the act of exploding or bursting
From this reading She had heard of his profligacy, his bursts of fierce Berserk-madness; and yet now these very faults, instead of repelling, seemed to attract her, and intensify her longing to save him.
convertverbUS /ˈkɑːnvərt/
change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
From this reading She would convert him; purify him; harmonise his discords.
discords
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From this reading She would convert him; purify him; harmonise his discords.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face haunted her.
faultsnounUS /fɔːlts/
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading She had heard of his profligacy, his bursts of fierce Berserk-madness; and yet now these very faults, instead of repelling, seemed to attract her, and intensify her longing to save him.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading She had heard of his profligacy, his bursts of fierce Berserk-madness; and yet now these very faults, instead of repelling, seemed to attract her, and intensify her longing to save him.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When Argemone rose in the morning, her first thought was of Lancelot.
fouladjectiveUS /faʊl/
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading The wild brilliance of his intellect struggling through foul smoke-clouds, had haunted her still more.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wild brilliance of his intellect struggling through foul smoke-clouds, had haunted her still more.
harmoniseverb
go together
From this reading She would convert him; purify him; harmonise his discords.
hauntedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading His face haunted her.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She had heard of his profligacy, his bursts of fierce Berserk-madness; and yet now these very faults, instead of repelling, seemed to attract her, and intensify her longing to save him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Argemone rose in the morning, her first thought was of Lancelot.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had heard of his profligacy, his bursts of fierce Berserk-madness; and yet now these very faults, instead of repelling, seemed to attract her, and intensify her longing to save him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face haunted her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Argemone rose in the morning, her first thought was of Lancelot.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading She had heard of his profligacy, his bursts of fierce Berserk-madness; and yet now these very faults, instead of repelling, seemed to attract her, and intensify her longing to save him.
intellectnounUS /ˈɪntəlekt/
knowledge and intellectual ability
From this reading The wild brilliance of his intellect struggling through foul smoke-clouds, had haunted her still more.
intensifyverbUS /ɪnˈtensəfaɪ/
increase in extent or intensity
From this reading She had heard of his profligacy, his bursts of fierce Berserk-madness; and yet now these very faults, instead of repelling, seemed to attract her, and intensify her longing to save him.
LancelotnounUS /ˈlænsəlɑːt/
(Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table; friend of King Arthur until (according to some versions of the legend) he became the lover of Arthur's wife Guinevere
From this reading When Argemone rose in the morning, her first thought was of Lancelot.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading She had heard of his profligacy, his bursts of fierce Berserk-madness; and yet now these very faults, instead of repelling, seemed to attract her, and intensify her longing to save him.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The wild brilliance of his intellect struggling through foul smoke-clouds, had haunted her still more.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading When Argemone rose in the morning, her first thought was of Lancelot.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She had heard of his profligacy, his bursts of fierce Berserk-madness; and yet now these very faults, instead of repelling, seemed to attract her, and intensify her longing to save him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Argemone rose in the morning, her first thought was of Lancelot.
profligacynounUS /ˈprɔːflɪɡæsi/
the trait of spending extravagantly
From this reading She had heard of his profligacy, his bursts of fierce Berserk-madness; and yet now these very faults, instead of repelling, seemed to attract her, and intensify her longing to save him.
purifyverbUS /ˈpjʊrəfaɪ/
remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
From this reading She would convert him; purify him; harmonise his discords.
repellingadjectiveUS /rəˈpelɪŋ/
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading She had heard of his profligacy, his bursts of fierce Berserk-madness; and yet now these very faults, instead of repelling, seemed to attract her, and intensify her longing to save him.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading When Argemone rose in the morning, her first thought was of Lancelot.
except for; apart from
From this reading She had heard of his profligacy, his bursts of fierce Berserk-madness; and yet now these very faults, instead of repelling, seemed to attract her, and intensify her longing to save him.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She had heard of his profligacy, his bursts of fierce Berserk-madness; and yet now these very faults, instead of repelling, seemed to attract her, and intensify her longing to save him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had heard of his profligacy, his bursts of fierce Berserk-madness; and yet now these very faults, instead of repelling, seemed to attract her, and intensify her longing to save him.
smoke-clouds
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From this reading The wild brilliance of his intellect struggling through foul smoke-clouds, had haunted her still more.
not in physical motion
From this reading The wild brilliance of his intellect struggling through foul smoke-clouds, had haunted her still more.
strugglingadjectiveUS /ˈstrʌɡəlɪŋ/
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading The wild brilliance of his intellect struggling through foul smoke-clouds, had haunted her still more.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Argemone rose in the morning, her first thought was of Lancelot.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She had heard of his profligacy, his bursts of fierce Berserk-madness; and yet now these very faults, instead of repelling, seemed to attract her, and intensify her longing to save him.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading When Argemone rose in the morning, her first thought was of Lancelot.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The wild brilliance of his intellect struggling through foul smoke-clouds, had haunted her still more.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had heard of his profligacy, his bursts of fierce Berserk-madness; and yet now these very faults, instead of repelling, seemed to attract her, and intensify her longing to save him.
precisely as stated
From this reading She had heard of his profligacy, his bursts of fierce Berserk-madness; and yet now these very faults, instead of repelling, seemed to attract her, and intensify her longing to save him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Argemone rose in the morning, her first thought was of Lancelot.
at the time that
From this reading When Argemone rose in the morning, her first thought was of Lancelot.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading The wild brilliance of his intellect struggling through foul smoke-clouds, had haunted her still more.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would convert him; purify him; harmonise his discords.
but in spite of that
From this reading She had heard of his profligacy, his bursts of fierce Berserk-madness; and yet now these very faults, instead of repelling, seemed to attract her, and intensify her longing to save him.
