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Chapter XXXVIII
‘Joyce! Joyce!’ That seemed all she understood of what he said. The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce! Her name seemed to breathe about her in a hundred tones--in warning, in reproof, in astonishment, in low murmuring passion.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Her name seemed to breathe about her in a hundred tones--in warning, in reproof, in astonishment, in low murmuring passion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!”
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading “Her name seemed to breathe about her in a hundred tones--in warning, in reproof, in astonishment, in low murmuring passion.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her name seemed to breathe about her in a hundred tones--in warning, in reproof, in astonishment, in low murmuring passion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That seemed all she understood of what he said.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her name seemed to breathe about her in a hundred tones--in warning, in reproof, in astonishment, in low murmuring passion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
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From this reading That seemed all she understood of what he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
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From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
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From this reading Her name seemed to breathe about her in a hundred tones--in warning, in reproof, in astonishment, in low murmuring passion.
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading Her name seemed to breathe about her in a hundred tones--in warning, in reproof, in astonishment, in low murmuring passion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
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From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That seemed all she understood of what he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her name seemed to breathe about her in a hundred tones--in warning, in reproof, in astonishment, in low murmuring passion.
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From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
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From this reading Her name seemed to breathe about her in a hundred tones--in warning, in reproof, in astonishment, in low murmuring passion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her name seemed to breathe about her in a hundred tones--in warning, in reproof, in astonishment, in low murmuring passion.
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From this reading ‘Joyce!
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From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
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From this reading Her name seemed to breathe about her in a hundred tones--in warning, in reproof, in astonishment, in low murmuring passion.
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From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her name seemed to breathe about her in a hundred tones--in warning, in reproof, in astonishment, in low murmuring passion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her name seemed to breathe about her in a hundred tones--in warning, in reproof, in astonishment, in low murmuring passion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That seemed all she understood of what he said.
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From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her name seemed to breathe about her in a hundred tones--in warning, in reproof, in astonishment, in low murmuring passion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her name seemed to breathe about her in a hundred tones--in warning, in reproof, in astonishment, in low murmuring passion.
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From this reading That seemed all she understood of what he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That seemed all she understood of what he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That seemed all she understood of what he said.
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From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That seemed all she understood of what he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
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From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her name seemed to breathe about her in a hundred tones--in warning, in reproof, in astonishment, in low murmuring passion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That seemed all she understood of what he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her name seemed to breathe about her in a hundred tones--in warning, in reproof, in astonishment, in low murmuring passion.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That seemed all she understood of what he said.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Canon had disappeared, leaving them together--and other faces appeared and disappeared as through a hot mist, which opened to show them for a moment, then closed up again--everything seemed to say, Joyce, Joyce!
