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Chapter III
When Argemone rose in the morning, her first thought was of Lancelot. His face haunted her. The wild brilliance of his intellect struggling through foul smoke-clouds, had haunted her still more. 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. She would convert him; purify him; harmonise his discords.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Argemone rose in the morning, her first thought was of Lancelot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wild brilliance of his intellect struggling through foul smoke-clouds, had haunted her still more.”
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.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Argemone rose in the morning, her first thought was of Lancelot.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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.”
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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.
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From this reading When Argemone rose in the morning, her first thought was of Lancelot.
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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.
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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.
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From this reading The wild brilliance of his intellect struggling through foul smoke-clouds, had haunted her still more.
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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.
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From this reading She would convert him; purify him; harmonise his discords.
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From this reading She would convert him; purify him; harmonise his discords.
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From this reading His face haunted her.
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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.
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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.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Argemone rose in the morning, her first thought was of Lancelot.
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From this reading The wild brilliance of his intellect struggling through foul smoke-clouds, had haunted her still more.
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.
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From this reading She would convert him; purify him; harmonise his discords.
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From this reading His face haunted her.
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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.
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.
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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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wild brilliance of his intellect struggling through foul smoke-clouds, had haunted her still more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Argemone rose in the morning, her first thought was of Lancelot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wild brilliance of his intellect struggling through foul smoke-clouds, had haunted her still more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Argemone rose in the morning, her first thought was of Lancelot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would convert him; purify him; harmonise his discords.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wild brilliance of his intellect struggling through foul smoke-clouds, had haunted her still more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wild brilliance of his intellect struggling through foul smoke-clouds, had haunted her still more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Argemone rose in the morning, her first thought was of Lancelot.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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 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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
