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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 The effect of this adventure on Clyde was such as might have been expected in connection with one so new and strange to such a world as this.
adventure
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From this reading The effect of this adventure on Clyde was such as might have been expected in connection with one so new and strange to such a world as this.
all
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From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
also
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From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The effect of this adventure on Clyde was such as might have been expected in connection with one so new and strange to such a world as this.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The effect of this adventure on Clyde was such as might have been expected in connection with one so new and strange to such a world as this.
back
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From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
beauty
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From this reading And yet this whole adventure and the world in which it was laid, once it was all over, was lit with a kind of gross, pagan beauty or vulgar charm for him.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The effect of this adventure on Clyde was such as might have been expected in connection with one so new and strange to such a world as this.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
caused
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From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
characteristic
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From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
charm
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From this reading And yet this whole adventure and the world in which it was laid, once it was all over, was lit with a kind of gross, pagan beauty or vulgar charm for him.
Clyde
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From this reading The effect of this adventure on Clyde was such as might have been expected in connection with one so new and strange to such a world as this.
connection
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From this reading The effect of this adventure on Clyde was such as might have been expected in connection with one so new and strange to such a world as this.
considerable
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From this reading And until other and more interesting things had partially effaced it, he could not help thinking back upon it with considerable interest and pleasure, even.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
curiosity
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From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
decidedly
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From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
deep
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From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
degrading
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From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
desire
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From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
effaced
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From this reading And until other and more interesting things had partially effaced it, he could not help thinking back upon it with considerable interest and pleasure, even.
effect
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From this reading The effect of this adventure on Clyde was such as might have been expected in connection with one so new and strange to such a world as this.
esthetic
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From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And until other and more interesting things had partially effaced it, he could not help thinking back upon it with considerable interest and pleasure, even.
eventually
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From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
expected
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From this reading The effect of this adventure on Clyde was such as might have been expected in connection with one so new and strange to such a world as this.
familiar
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From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And yet this whole adventure and the world in which it was laid, once it was all over, was lit with a kind of gross, pagan beauty or vulgar charm for him.
gross
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From this reading And yet this whole adventure and the world in which it was laid, once it was all over, was lit with a kind of gross, pagan beauty or vulgar charm for him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The effect of this adventure on Clyde was such as might have been expected in connection with one so new and strange to such a world as this.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And until other and more interesting things had partially effaced it, he could not help thinking back upon it with considerable interest and pleasure, even.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His parents were probably right when they preached that this was all low and shameful.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The effect of this adventure on Clyde was such as might have been expected in connection with one so new and strange to such a world as this.
inhibitions
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From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
interest
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From this reading And until other and more interesting things had partially effaced it, he could not help thinking back upon it with considerable interest and pleasure, even.
interesting
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From this reading And until other and more interesting things had partially effaced it, he could not help thinking back upon it with considerable interest and pleasure, even.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And yet this whole adventure and the world in which it was laid, once it was all over, was lit with a kind of gross, pagan beauty or vulgar charm for him.
kind
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From this reading And yet this whole adventure and the world in which it was laid, once it was all over, was lit with a kind of gross, pagan beauty or vulgar charm for him.
laid
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From this reading And yet this whole adventure and the world in which it was laid, once it was all over, was lit with a kind of gross, pagan beauty or vulgar charm for him.
led
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From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
lit
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From this reading And yet this whole adventure and the world in which it was laid, once it was all over, was lit with a kind of gross, pagan beauty or vulgar charm for him.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
low
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From this reading His parents were probably right when they preached that this was all low and shameful.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The effect of this adventure on Clyde was such as might have been expected in connection with one so new and strange to such a world as this.
moral
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From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
more
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From this reading And until other and more interesting things had partially effaced it, he could not help thinking back upon it with considerable interest and pleasure, even.
nervous
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From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
new
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From this reading The effect of this adventure on Clyde was such as might have been expected in connection with one so new and strange to such a world as this.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The effect of this adventure on Clyde was such as might have been expected in connection with one so new and strange to such a world as this.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The effect of this adventure on Clyde was such as might have been expected in connection with one so new and strange to such a world as this.
once
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From this reading And yet this whole adventure and the world in which it was laid, once it was all over, was lit with a kind of gross, pagan beauty or vulgar charm for him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The effect of this adventure on Clyde was such as might have been expected in connection with one so new and strange to such a world as this.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And yet this whole adventure and the world in which it was laid, once it was all over, was lit with a kind of gross, pagan beauty or vulgar charm for him.
other
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From this reading And until other and more interesting things had partially effaced it, he could not help thinking back upon it with considerable interest and pleasure, even.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And yet this whole adventure and the world in which it was laid, once it was all over, was lit with a kind of gross, pagan beauty or vulgar charm for him.
pagan
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From this reading And yet this whole adventure and the world in which it was laid, once it was all over, was lit with a kind of gross, pagan beauty or vulgar charm for him.
parents
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From this reading His parents were probably right when they preached that this was all low and shameful.
partially
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From this reading And until other and more interesting things had partially effaced it, he could not help thinking back upon it with considerable interest and pleasure, even.
place
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From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
pleasure
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From this reading And until other and more interesting things had partially effaced it, he could not help thinking back upon it with considerable interest and pleasure, even.
preached
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From this reading His parents were probably right when they preached that this was all low and shameful.
precepts
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From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
probably
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From this reading His parents were probably right when they preached that this was all low and shameful.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His parents were probably right when they preached that this was all low and shameful.
shameful
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From this reading His parents were probably right when they preached that this was all low and shameful.
sinful
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From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The effect of this adventure on Clyde was such as might have been expected in connection with one so new and strange to such a world as this.
spite
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From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
strange
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From this reading The effect of this adventure on Clyde was such as might have been expected in connection with one so new and strange to such a world as this.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The effect of this adventure on Clyde was such as might have been expected in connection with one so new and strange to such a world as this.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The effect of this adventure on Clyde was such as might have been expected in connection with one so new and strange to such a world as this.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His parents were probably right when they preached that this was all low and shameful.
things
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From this reading And until other and more interesting things had partially effaced it, he could not help thinking back upon it with considerable interest and pleasure, even.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And until other and more interesting things had partially effaced it, he could not help thinking back upon it with considerable interest and pleasure, even.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The effect of this adventure on Clyde was such as might have been expected in connection with one so new and strange to such a world as this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The effect of this adventure on Clyde was such as might have been expected in connection with one so new and strange to such a world as this.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading And until other and more interesting things had partially effaced it, he could not help thinking back upon it with considerable interest and pleasure, even.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
urgent
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From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
vulgar
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From this reading And yet this whole adventure and the world in which it was laid, once it was all over, was lit with a kind of gross, pagan beauty or vulgar charm for him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The effect of this adventure on Clyde was such as might have been expected in connection with one so new and strange to such a world as this.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading His parents were probably right when they preached that this was all low and shameful.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
whole
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From this reading And yet this whole adventure and the world in which it was laid, once it was all over, was lit with a kind of gross, pagan beauty or vulgar charm for him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The effect of this adventure on Clyde was such as might have been expected in connection with one so new and strange to such a world as this.
world
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From this reading The effect of this adventure on Clyde was such as might have been expected in connection with one so new and strange to such a world as this.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet this whole adventure and the world in which it was laid, once it was all over, was lit with a kind of gross, pagan beauty or vulgar charm for him.
yield
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From this reading In spite of all that deep and urgent curiosity and desire that had eventually led him to that place and caused him to yield, still, because of the moral precepts with which he had so long been familiar, and also because of the nervous esthetic inhibitions which were characteristic of him, he could not but look back upon all this as decidedly degrading and sinful.
