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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 She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
any
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From this reading He was at any rate in the strong grip of a dizzy splendid fate; the wild wind of his life blew him straight before it.
appeals
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From this reading Didn’t she catch in his face at times, even through his smile and his happy habit, the gleam of that pale glare with which a bewildered victim appeals, as he passes, to some pair of pitying eyes?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was at any rate in the strong grip of a dizzy splendid fate; the wild wind of his life blew him straight before it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
beat
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From this reading They were in danger, they were in danger, Captain Everard and Lady Bradeen: it beat every novel in the shop.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was at any rate in the strong grip of a dizzy splendid fate; the wild wind of his life blew him straight before it.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Didn’t she catch in his face at times, even through his smile and his happy habit, the gleam of that pale glare with which a bewildered victim appeals, as he passes, to some pair of pitying eyes?
blew
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From this reading He was at any rate in the strong grip of a dizzy splendid fate; the wild wind of his life blew him straight before it.
Bradeen
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From this reading They were in danger, they were in danger, Captain Everard and Lady Bradeen: it beat every novel in the shop.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He perhaps didn’t even himself know how scared he was; but _she_ knew.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were in danger, they were in danger, Captain Everard and Lady Bradeen: it beat every novel in the shop.
catch
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From this reading Didn’t she catch in his face at times, even through his smile and his happy habit, the gleam of that pale glare with which a bewildered victim appeals, as he passes, to some pair of pitying eyes?
caught
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From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
confederate
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From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
danger
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From this reading They were in danger, they were in danger, Captain Everard and Lady Bradeen: it beat every novel in the shop.
Didn't
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From this reading Didn’t she catch in his face at times, even through his smile and his happy habit, the gleam of that pale glare with which a bewildered victim appeals, as he passes, to some pair of pitying eyes?
dizzy
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From this reading He was at any rate in the strong grip of a dizzy splendid fate; the wild wind of his life blew him straight before it.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Didn’t she catch in his face at times, even through his smile and his happy habit, the gleam of that pale glare with which a bewildered victim appeals, as he passes, to some pair of pitying eyes?
Everard
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From this reading They were in danger, they were in danger, Captain Everard and Lady Bradeen: it beat every novel in the shop.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They were in danger, they were in danger, Captain Everard and Lady Bradeen: it beat every novel in the shop.
eyes
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From this reading Didn’t she catch in his face at times, even through his smile and his happy habit, the gleam of that pale glare with which a bewildered victim appeals, as he passes, to some pair of pitying eyes?
face
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From this reading Didn’t she catch in his face at times, even through his smile and his happy habit, the gleam of that pale glare with which a bewildered victim appeals, as he passes, to some pair of pitying eyes?
fate
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From this reading He was at any rate in the strong grip of a dizzy splendid fate; the wild wind of his life blew him straight before it.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Didn’t she catch in his face at times, even through his smile and his happy habit, the gleam of that pale glare with which a bewildered victim appeals, as he passes, to some pair of pitying eyes?
gleam
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From this reading Didn’t she catch in his face at times, even through his smile and his happy habit, the gleam of that pale glare with which a bewildered victim appeals, as he passes, to some pair of pitying eyes?
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
grip
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From this reading He was at any rate in the strong grip of a dizzy splendid fate; the wild wind of his life blew him straight before it.
habit
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From this reading Didn’t she catch in his face at times, even through his smile and his happy habit, the gleam of that pale glare with which a bewildered victim appeals, as he passes, to some pair of pitying eyes?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
happy
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From this reading Didn’t she catch in his face at times, even through his smile and his happy habit, the gleam of that pale glare with which a bewildered victim appeals, as he passes, to some pair of pitying eyes?
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was at any rate in the strong grip of a dizzy splendid fate; the wild wind of his life blew him straight before it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He perhaps didn’t even himself know how scared he was; but _she_ knew.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
how
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From this reading He perhaps didn’t even himself know how scared he was; but _she_ knew.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
imposed
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From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
impression
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From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was at any rate in the strong grip of a dizzy splendid fate; the wild wind of his life blew him straight before it.
indeed
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From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
knew
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From this reading He perhaps didn’t even himself know how scared he was; but _she_ knew.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He perhaps didn’t even himself know how scared he was; but _she_ knew.
Lady
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From this reading They were in danger, they were in danger, Captain Everard and Lady Bradeen: it beat every novel in the shop.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was at any rate in the strong grip of a dizzy splendid fate; the wild wind of his life blew him straight before it.
like
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From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
novel
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From this reading They were in danger, they were in danger, Captain Everard and Lady Bradeen: it beat every novel in the shop.
occasionally
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From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
own
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From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
pair
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From this reading Didn’t she catch in his face at times, even through his smile and his happy habit, the gleam of that pale glare with which a bewildered victim appeals, as he passes, to some pair of pitying eyes?
pale
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From this reading Didn’t she catch in his face at times, even through his smile and his happy habit, the gleam of that pale glare with which a bewildered victim appeals, as he passes, to some pair of pitying eyes?
passes
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From this reading Didn’t she catch in his face at times, even through his smile and his happy habit, the gleam of that pale glare with which a bewildered victim appeals, as he passes, to some pair of pitying eyes?
passion
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From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
perhaps
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From this reading He perhaps didn’t even himself know how scared he was; but _she_ knew.
pitying
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From this reading Didn’t she catch in his face at times, even through his smile and his happy habit, the gleam of that pale glare with which a bewildered victim appeals, as he passes, to some pair of pitying eyes?
rate
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From this reading He was at any rate in the strong grip of a dizzy splendid fate; the wild wind of his life blew him straight before it.
rather
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From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
round
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From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
sacrifices
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From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
scared
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From this reading He perhaps didn’t even himself know how scared he was; but _she_ knew.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
shop
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From this reading They were in danger, they were in danger, Captain Everard and Lady Bradeen: it beat every novel in the shop.
smile
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From this reading Didn’t she catch in his face at times, even through his smile and his happy habit, the gleam of that pale glare with which a bewildered victim appeals, as he passes, to some pair of pitying eyes?
some
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From this reading Didn’t she catch in his face at times, even through his smile and his happy habit, the gleam of that pale glare with which a bewildered victim appeals, as he passes, to some pair of pitying eyes?
splendid
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From this reading He was at any rate in the strong grip of a dizzy splendid fate; the wild wind of his life blew him straight before it.
steam-wheel
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From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
straight
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From this reading He was at any rate in the strong grip of a dizzy splendid fate; the wild wind of his life blew him straight before it.
strong
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From this reading He was at any rate in the strong grip of a dizzy splendid fate; the wild wind of his life blew him straight before it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Didn’t she catch in his face at times, even through his smile and his happy habit, the gleam of that pale glare with which a bewildered victim appeals, as he passes, to some pair of pitying eyes?
times
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From this reading Didn’t she catch in his face at times, even through his smile and his happy habit, the gleam of that pale glare with which a bewildered victim appeals, as he passes, to some pair of pitying eyes?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
up
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From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
victim
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From this reading Didn’t she catch in his face at times, even through his smile and his happy habit, the gleam of that pale glare with which a bewildered victim appeals, as he passes, to some pair of pitying eyes?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
whirling
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From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
wild
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From this reading He was at any rate in the strong grip of a dizzy splendid fate; the wild wind of his life blew him straight before it.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was at any rate in the strong grip of a dizzy splendid fate; the wild wind of his life blew him straight before it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Didn’t she catch in his face at times, even through his smile and his happy habit, the gleam of that pale glare with which a bewildered victim appeals, as he passes, to some pair of pitying eyes?
worried
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From this reading She was occasionally worried, however this might be, by the impression that these sacrifices, great as they were, were nothing to those that his own passion had imposed; if indeed it was not rather the passion of his confederate, which had caught him up and was whirling him round like a great steam-wheel.
