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Chapter XII
Slowly his eyes fill with tears. He takes the slim, transparent hand that lies inert on the grimy quilt, and bowing over it lifts it to his lips. He kisses it as though it were the hand of a princess. There is a reverence, a homage in the act that he never showed to Helen Braine in her proudest days,--the homage that helplessness and misery command. Helen makes no sign.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He takes the slim, transparent hand that lies inert on the grimy quilt, and bowing over it lifts it to his lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is a reverence, a homage in the act that he never showed to Helen Braine in her proudest days,--the homage that helplessness and misery command.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He takes the slim, transparent hand that lies inert on the grimy quilt, and bowing over it lifts it to his lips.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “He kisses it as though it were the hand of a princess.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “He kisses it as though it were the hand of a princess.”
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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 He kisses it as though it were the hand of a princess.
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From this reading There is a reverence, a homage in the act that he never showed to Helen Braine in her proudest days,--the homage that helplessness and misery command.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He takes the slim, transparent hand that lies inert on the grimy quilt, and bowing over it lifts it to his lips.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He kisses it as though it were the hand of a princess.
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From this reading He takes the slim, transparent hand that lies inert on the grimy quilt, and bowing over it lifts it to his lips.
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From this reading There is a reverence, a homage in the act that he never showed to Helen Braine in her proudest days,--the homage that helplessness and misery command.
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From this reading There is a reverence, a homage in the act that he never showed to Helen Braine in her proudest days,--the homage that helplessness and misery command.
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From this reading There is a reverence, a homage in the act that he never showed to Helen Braine in her proudest days,--the homage that helplessness and misery command.
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From this reading Slowly his eyes fill with tears.
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From this reading Slowly his eyes fill with tears.
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From this reading He takes the slim, transparent hand that lies inert on the grimy quilt, and bowing over it lifts it to his lips.
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From this reading He takes the slim, transparent hand that lies inert on the grimy quilt, and bowing over it lifts it to his lips.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He takes the slim, transparent hand that lies inert on the grimy quilt, and bowing over it lifts it to his lips.
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From this reading There is a reverence, a homage in the act that he never showed to Helen Braine in her proudest days,--the homage that helplessness and misery command.
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From this reading There is a reverence, a homage in the act that he never showed to Helen Braine in her proudest days,--the homage that helplessness and misery command.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There is a reverence, a homage in the act that he never showed to Helen Braine in her proudest days,--the homage that helplessness and misery command.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Slowly his eyes fill with tears.
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From this reading There is a reverence, a homage in the act that he never showed to Helen Braine in her proudest days,--the homage that helplessness and misery command.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is a reverence, a homage in the act that he never showed to Helen Braine in her proudest days,--the homage that helplessness and misery command.
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From this reading He takes the slim, transparent hand that lies inert on the grimy quilt, and bowing over it lifts it to his lips.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a reverence, a homage in the act that he never showed to Helen Braine in her proudest days,--the homage that helplessness and misery command.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He takes the slim, transparent hand that lies inert on the grimy quilt, and bowing over it lifts it to his lips.
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From this reading He kisses it as though it were the hand of a princess.
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From this reading He takes the slim, transparent hand that lies inert on the grimy quilt, and bowing over it lifts it to his lips.
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From this reading He takes the slim, transparent hand that lies inert on the grimy quilt, and bowing over it lifts it to his lips.
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From this reading He takes the slim, transparent hand that lies inert on the grimy quilt, and bowing over it lifts it to his lips.
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From this reading Helen makes no sign.
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From this reading There is a reverence, a homage in the act that he never showed to Helen Braine in her proudest days,--the homage that helplessness and misery command.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is a reverence, a homage in the act that he never showed to Helen Braine in her proudest days,--the homage that helplessness and misery command.
not any; not one
From this reading Helen makes no sign.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He kisses it as though it were the hand of a princess.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He takes the slim, transparent hand that lies inert on the grimy quilt, and bowing over it lifts it to his lips.
above and across; more than
From this reading He takes the slim, transparent hand that lies inert on the grimy quilt, and bowing over it lifts it to his lips.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading He kisses it as though it were the hand of a princess.
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From this reading There is a reverence, a homage in the act that he never showed to Helen Braine in her proudest days,--the homage that helplessness and misery command.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He takes the slim, transparent hand that lies inert on the grimy quilt, and bowing over it lifts it to his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a reverence, a homage in the act that he never showed to Helen Braine in her proudest days,--the homage that helplessness and misery command.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a reverence, a homage in the act that he never showed to Helen Braine in her proudest days,--the homage that helplessness and misery command.
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From this reading Helen makes no sign.
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From this reading He takes the slim, transparent hand that lies inert on the grimy quilt, and bowing over it lifts it to his lips.
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From this reading Slowly his eyes fill with tears.
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From this reading He takes the slim, transparent hand that lies inert on the grimy quilt, and bowing over it lifts it to his lips.
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From this reading Slowly his eyes fill with tears.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He takes the slim, transparent hand that lies inert on the grimy quilt, and bowing over it lifts it to his lips.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He takes the slim, transparent hand that lies inert on the grimy quilt, and bowing over it lifts it to his lips.
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From this reading There is a reverence, a homage in the act that he never showed to Helen Braine in her proudest days,--the homage that helplessness and misery command.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He kisses it as though it were the hand of a princess.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He takes the slim, transparent hand that lies inert on the grimy quilt, and bowing over it lifts it to his lips.
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From this reading He takes the slim, transparent hand that lies inert on the grimy quilt, and bowing over it lifts it to his lips.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He kisses it as though it were the hand of a princess.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Slowly his eyes fill with tears.
