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Bad Hugh

Chapter XVI

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POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.
They could not arouse him to a distinct consciousness as to where he was or what had happened.
He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.
He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.
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Bad Hugh

Chapter XVI

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.
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They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.
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They could not arouse him to a distinct consciousness as to where he was or what had happened.
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He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.
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He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.”

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.”

Already noun US /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.”

Blood noun US /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.”

Neither determiner US /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading “He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.”

Perhaps noun US /perhaps/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.”

Perspiration noun US /ˌpɜːrspəˈreɪʃən/

sweat produced by the body

From this reading “They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.”

POOR noun US /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.”

Sudden noun US /sudden/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.”

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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 They could not arouse him to a distinct consciousness as to where he was or what had happened.

Ad

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From this reading He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.

Alice

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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

alreadynounUS /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

anywhere

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From this reading He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.

apprising

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From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.

arouse

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From this reading They could not arouse him to a distinct consciousness as to where he was or what had happened.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading They could not arouse him to a distinct consciousness as to where he was or what had happened.

asking

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From this reading He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.

Bank

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From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.

bloodnounUS /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.

consciousness

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From this reading They could not arouse him to a distinct consciousness as to where he was or what had happened.

Couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

court

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From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.

delirious

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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

dew

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From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.

distinct

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From this reading They could not arouse him to a distinct consciousness as to where he was or what had happened.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.

expressed

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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

falling

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From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.

family

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From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.

feelings

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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

fierce

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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

Golden

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From this reading He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

Haired

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From this reading He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.

happened

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From this reading They could not arouse him to a distinct consciousness as to where he was or what had happened.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading They could not arouse him to a distinct consciousness as to where he was or what had happened.

head

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From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.

heart

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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

heavy

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From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

hot

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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

hotel

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From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.

HUGH

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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

illness

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From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.

immediately

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From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.

induced

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From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

Johnson

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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

just

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From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.

known

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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.

made

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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

measures

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From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.

Muggins

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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading They could not arouse him to a distinct consciousness as to where he was or what had happened.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

only

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From this reading He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.

opinion

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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading They could not arouse him to a distinct consciousness as to where he was or what had happened.

perhaps

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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

perspirationnounUS /ˌpɜːrspəˈreɪʃən/

sweat produced by the body

From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.

POORnounUS /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

possible

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From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.

profuse

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From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.

quiet

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From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.

regarded

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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

removing

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From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.

see

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From this reading He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.

sent

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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

sleep

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From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

soon

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From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.

Spring

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From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.

stilled

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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

suddennounUS /sudden/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.

sunsetting

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From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.

swiftly

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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.

taken

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From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.

talked

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From this reading He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He only talked of Ad and the Golden Haired, asking that they would take him anywhere, where neither could ever see him again.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.

throbbings

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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

uncovered

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From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.

veins

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From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.

well

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From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading He was well known at the hotel, and measures were immediately taken for apprising his family of the sudden illness, and for removing him to Spring Bank as soon as possible.

wet

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From this reading They had found him in the quiet court, just after the sunsetting, and his uncovered head was already wet with the falling dew, and with the profuse perspiration induced by his long, heavy sleep.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading They could not arouse him to a distinct consciousness as to where he was or what had happened.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading They could not arouse him to a distinct consciousness as to where he was or what had happened.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading POOR HUGH Could Hugh have known the feelings with which Alice Johnson already regarded him, and the opinion she had expressed to Muggins, it would perhaps have stilled the fierce throbbings of his heart, which sent the hot blood so swiftly through his veins, and made him from the first delirious.