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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 To Basil Morton, haste was as foreign a quality as dignity was a native one.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading She must be above them, loftily enthroned, white-fingered, perfect; yet here he was ensnared by this Theresa with her red hair and her quickness and her fearless glances of eyes that were rarely veiled.
actions
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From this reading He lived slowly, marshalled his actions into order and subdued his thoughts into a fair sequence, worthy of the noble mind of man.
adored
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From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He lived slowly, marshalled his actions into order and subdued his thoughts into a fair sequence, worthy of the noble mind of man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To Basil Morton, haste was as foreign a quality as dignity was a native one.
Basil
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From this reading To Basil Morton, haste was as foreign a quality as dignity was a native one.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
beautiful
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From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That lady of his fancy had been tall and dark, gracious and reserved, with no ink stain on her middle finger, and no happy comradeship with men.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She must be above them, loftily enthroned, white-fingered, perfect; yet here he was ensnared by this Theresa with her red hair and her quickness and her fearless glances of eyes that were rarely veiled.
celebration
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From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
comradeship
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From this reading That lady of his fancy had been tall and dark, gracious and reserved, with no ink stain on her middle finger, and no happy comradeship with men.
dark
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From this reading That lady of his fancy had been tall and dark, gracious and reserved, with no ink stain on her middle finger, and no happy comradeship with men.
delicately
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From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
dignity
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From this reading To Basil Morton, haste was as foreign a quality as dignity was a native one.
ensnared
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From this reading She must be above them, loftily enthroned, white-fingered, perfect; yet here he was ensnared by this Theresa with her red hair and her quickness and her fearless glances of eyes that were rarely veiled.
enthroned
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From this reading She must be above them, loftily enthroned, white-fingered, perfect; yet here he was ensnared by this Theresa with her red hair and her quickness and her fearless glances of eyes that were rarely veiled.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
eyes
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From this reading She must be above them, loftily enthroned, white-fingered, perfect; yet here he was ensnared by this Theresa with her red hair and her quickness and her fearless glances of eyes that were rarely veiled.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He lived slowly, marshalled his actions into order and subdued his thoughts into a fair sequence, worthy of the noble mind of man.
fancy
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From this reading That lady of his fancy had been tall and dark, gracious and reserved, with no ink stain on her middle finger, and no happy comradeship with men.
fearless
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From this reading She must be above them, loftily enthroned, white-fingered, perfect; yet here he was ensnared by this Theresa with her red hair and her quickness and her fearless glances of eyes that were rarely veiled.
finger
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From this reading That lady of his fancy had been tall and dark, gracious and reserved, with no ink stain on her middle finger, and no happy comradeship with men.
fit
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From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
foreign
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From this reading To Basil Morton, haste was as foreign a quality as dignity was a native one.
future
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From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
glances
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From this reading She must be above them, loftily enthroned, white-fingered, perfect; yet here he was ensnared by this Theresa with her red hair and her quickness and her fearless glances of eyes that were rarely veiled.
gracious
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From this reading That lady of his fancy had been tall and dark, gracious and reserved, with no ink stain on her middle finger, and no happy comradeship with men.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
hair
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From this reading She must be above them, loftily enthroned, white-fingered, perfect; yet here he was ensnared by this Theresa with her red hair and her quickness and her fearless glances of eyes that were rarely veiled.
happy
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From this reading That lady of his fancy had been tall and dark, gracious and reserved, with no ink stain on her middle finger, and no happy comradeship with men.
haste
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From this reading To Basil Morton, haste was as foreign a quality as dignity was a native one.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lived slowly, marshalled his actions into order and subdued his thoughts into a fair sequence, worthy of the noble mind of man.
heart
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From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That lady of his fancy had been tall and dark, gracious and reserved, with no ink stain on her middle finger, and no happy comradeship with men.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She must be above them, loftily enthroned, white-fingered, perfect; yet here he was ensnared by this Theresa with her red hair and her quickness and her fearless glances of eyes that were rarely veiled.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He lived slowly, marshalled his actions into order and subdued his thoughts into a fair sequence, worthy of the noble mind of man.
holy
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From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
imaginations
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From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
ink
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From this reading That lady of his fancy had been tall and dark, gracious and reserved, with no ink stain on her middle finger, and no happy comradeship with men.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He lived slowly, marshalled his actions into order and subdued his thoughts into a fair sequence, worthy of the noble mind of man.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
lady
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From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
lived
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From this reading He lived slowly, marshalled his actions into order and subdued his thoughts into a fair sequence, worthy of the noble mind of man.
loftily
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From this reading She must be above them, loftily enthroned, white-fingered, perfect; yet here he was ensnared by this Theresa with her red hair and her quickness and her fearless glances of eyes that were rarely veiled.
man
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From this reading He lived slowly, marshalled his actions into order and subdued his thoughts into a fair sequence, worthy of the noble mind of man.
marshalled
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From this reading He lived slowly, marshalled his actions into order and subdued his thoughts into a fair sequence, worthy of the noble mind of man.
men
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From this reading That lady of his fancy had been tall and dark, gracious and reserved, with no ink stain on her middle finger, and no happy comradeship with men.
middle
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From this reading That lady of his fancy had been tall and dark, gracious and reserved, with no ink stain on her middle finger, and no happy comradeship with men.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He lived slowly, marshalled his actions into order and subdued his thoughts into a fair sequence, worthy of the noble mind of man.
Morton
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From this reading To Basil Morton, haste was as foreign a quality as dignity was a native one.
music
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From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
native
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From this reading To Basil Morton, haste was as foreign a quality as dignity was a native one.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading That lady of his fancy had been tall and dark, gracious and reserved, with no ink stain on her middle finger, and no happy comradeship with men.
noble
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From this reading He lived slowly, marshalled his actions into order and subdued his thoughts into a fair sequence, worthy of the noble mind of man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He lived slowly, marshalled his actions into order and subdued his thoughts into a fair sequence, worthy of the noble mind of man.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That lady of his fancy had been tall and dark, gracious and reserved, with no ink stain on her middle finger, and no happy comradeship with men.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To Basil Morton, haste was as foreign a quality as dignity was a native one.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He lived slowly, marshalled his actions into order and subdued his thoughts into a fair sequence, worthy of the noble mind of man.
pacing
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From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
perfect
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From this reading She must be above them, loftily enthroned, white-fingered, perfect; yet here he was ensnared by this Theresa with her red hair and her quickness and her fearless glances of eyes that were rarely veiled.
pictured
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From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
progress
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From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
quality
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From this reading To Basil Morton, haste was as foreign a quality as dignity was a native one.
quickness
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From this reading She must be above them, loftily enthroned, white-fingered, perfect; yet here he was ensnared by this Theresa with her red hair and her quickness and her fearless glances of eyes that were rarely veiled.
rarely
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From this reading She must be above them, loftily enthroned, white-fingered, perfect; yet here he was ensnared by this Theresa with her red hair and her quickness and her fearless glances of eyes that were rarely veiled.
red
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From this reading She must be above them, loftily enthroned, white-fingered, perfect; yet here he was ensnared by this Theresa with her red hair and her quickness and her fearless glances of eyes that were rarely veiled.
reserved
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From this reading That lady of his fancy had been tall and dark, gracious and reserved, with no ink stain on her middle finger, and no happy comradeship with men.
rhythmic
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From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
seeing
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From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
sequence
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From this reading He lived slowly, marshalled his actions into order and subdued his thoughts into a fair sequence, worthy of the noble mind of man.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
slowly
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From this reading He lived slowly, marshalled his actions into order and subdued his thoughts into a fair sequence, worthy of the noble mind of man.
smooth
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From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
stain
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From this reading That lady of his fancy had been tall and dark, gracious and reserved, with no ink stain on her middle finger, and no happy comradeship with men.
stately
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From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
subdued
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From this reading He lived slowly, marshalled his actions into order and subdued his thoughts into a fair sequence, worthy of the noble mind of man.
tall
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From this reading That lady of his fancy had been tall and dark, gracious and reserved, with no ink stain on her middle finger, and no happy comradeship with men.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That lady of his fancy had been tall and dark, gracious and reserved, with no ink stain on her middle finger, and no happy comradeship with men.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He lived slowly, marshalled his actions into order and subdued his thoughts into a fair sequence, worthy of the noble mind of man.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She must be above them, loftily enthroned, white-fingered, perfect; yet here he was ensnared by this Theresa with her red hair and her quickness and her fearless glances of eyes that were rarely veiled.
Theresa
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From this reading She must be above them, loftily enthroned, white-fingered, perfect; yet here he was ensnared by this Theresa with her red hair and her quickness and her fearless glances of eyes that were rarely veiled.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She must be above them, loftily enthroned, white-fingered, perfect; yet here he was ensnared by this Theresa with her red hair and her quickness and her fearless glances of eyes that were rarely veiled.
thoughts
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From this reading He lived slowly, marshalled his actions into order and subdued his thoughts into a fair sequence, worthy of the noble mind of man.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Basil Morton, haste was as foreign a quality as dignity was a native one.
veiled
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From this reading She must be above them, loftily enthroned, white-fingered, perfect; yet here he was ensnared by this Theresa with her red hair and her quickness and her fearless glances of eyes that were rarely veiled.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To Basil Morton, haste was as foreign a quality as dignity was a native one.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She must be above them, loftily enthroned, white-fingered, perfect; yet here he was ensnared by this Theresa with her red hair and her quickness and her fearless glances of eyes that were rarely veiled.
white-fingered
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From this reading She must be above them, loftily enthroned, white-fingered, perfect; yet here he was ensnared by this Theresa with her red hair and her quickness and her fearless glances of eyes that were rarely veiled.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That lady of his fancy had been tall and dark, gracious and reserved, with no ink stain on her middle finger, and no happy comradeship with men.
won
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From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
wooing
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From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
worship
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From this reading Even in his imaginations of a future wooing, he had pictured it as a smooth and rhythmic progress, for, seeing his lady fair and holy, fit to be adored, the celebration of his worship must be beautiful and stately; she must be won to the delicately pacing music of his heart.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading He lived slowly, marshalled his actions into order and subdued his thoughts into a fair sequence, worthy of the noble mind of man.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She must be above them, loftily enthroned, white-fingered, perfect; yet here he was ensnared by this Theresa with her red hair and her quickness and her fearless glances of eyes that were rarely veiled.
