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Ardath: The Story of a Dead Self
Ardath: The Story of a Dead Self

Chapter XXX

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SUNRISE.
Entranced in amazed ecstasy he lay quite quiet, .
. afraid to speak or stir!
This gentle Presence,--this fair, beseeching face, might vanish if he moved!
So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.
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Ardath: The Story of a Dead Self

Chapter XXX

Reading 1/106 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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SUNRISE.
Line 2
Entranced in amazed ecstasy he lay quite quiet, .
Line 3
. afraid to speak or stir!
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This gentle Presence,--this fair, beseeching face, might vanish if he moved!
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So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Fair noun US /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This gentle Presence,--this fair, beseeching face, might vanish if he moved!”

Hands plural noun US /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading “So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “This gentle Presence,--this fair, beseeching face, might vanish if he moved!”

Quite noun US /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Entranced in amazed ecstasy he lay quite quiet, .”

Speak noun US /speak/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “. afraid to speak or stir!”

All words in this reading · 55

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afraid

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From this reading . afraid to speak or stir!

amazed

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From this reading Entranced in amazed ecstasy he lay quite quiet, .

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

beseeching

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From this reading This gentle Presence,--this fair, beseeching face, might vanish if he moved!

burnished

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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

deep

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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

devout

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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

dimly

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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

drinking

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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

ecstasy

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From this reading Entranced in amazed ecstasy he lay quite quiet, .

Entranced

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From this reading Entranced in amazed ecstasy he lay quite quiet, .

eyes

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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

face

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From this reading This gentle Presence,--this fair, beseeching face, might vanish if he moved!

fairnounUS /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This gentle Presence,--this fair, beseeching face, might vanish if he moved!

fancied

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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

folded

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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

gazed

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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

gentle

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From this reading This gentle Presence,--this fair, beseeching face, might vanish if he moved!

gold

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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

hair

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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

handsplural nounUS /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Entranced in amazed ecstasy he lay quite quiet, .

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading This gentle Presence,--this fair, beseeching face, might vanish if he moved!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Entranced in amazed ecstasy he lay quite quiet, .

lay

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From this reading Entranced in amazed ecstasy he lay quite quiet, .

loveliness

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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading This gentle Presence,--this fair, beseeching face, might vanish if he moved!

moved

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From this reading This gentle Presence,--this fair, beseeching face, might vanish if he moved!

mute

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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading . afraid to speak or stir!

prayerfully

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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

Presence

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From this reading This gentle Presence,--this fair, beseeching face, might vanish if he moved!

quiet

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From this reading Entranced in amazed ecstasy he lay quite quiet, .

quitenounUS /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Entranced in amazed ecstasy he lay quite quiet, .

saintly

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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

slimness

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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

soft

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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

speak

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From this reading . afraid to speak or stir!

stir

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From this reading . afraid to speak or stir!

SUNRISE

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From this reading SUNRISE.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This gentle Presence,--this fair, beseeching face, might vanish if he moved!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading . afraid to speak or stir!

up

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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

vanish

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From this reading This gentle Presence,--this fair, beseeching face, might vanish if he moved!

white

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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

wonder

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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.

worship

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From this reading So he dimly fancied, as he gazed up at her in mute wonder and worship, his devout eyes drinking in her saintly loveliness, from the deep burnished gold of her hair to the soft, white slimness of her prayerfully folded hands.