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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 To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
all
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From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
ALLEGIANCE
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
almost
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From this reading To Rodney, last night is one ever to be remembered as being a period almost without end, and as a perfect specimen of how seven hours can be made to feel like twenty-one.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
anxiety
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From this reading His love at this moment--which is closing upon noon--is standing in her cool dairy upon business thoughts intent yet with a certain look of expectation and anxiety upon he face,--a _listening_ look may best express it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To Rodney, last night is one ever to be remembered as being a period almost without end, and as a perfect specimen of how seven hours can be made to feel like twenty-one.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading To Rodney, last night is one ever to be remembered as being a period almost without end, and as a perfect specimen of how seven hours can be made to feel like twenty-one.
belongs
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From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
best
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From this reading His love at this moment--which is closing upon noon--is standing in her cool dairy upon business thoughts intent yet with a certain look of expectation and anxiety upon he face,--a _listening_ look may best express it.
betwixtprepositionUS /biˈtwɪkst/
an old word for “between”
From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
blessed
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From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
business
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From this reading His love at this moment--which is closing upon noon--is standing in her cool dairy upon business thoughts intent yet with a certain look of expectation and anxiety upon he face,--a _listening_ look may best express it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading To Rodney, last night is one ever to be remembered as being a period almost without end, and as a perfect specimen of how seven hours can be made to feel like twenty-one.
certain
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From this reading His love at this moment--which is closing upon noon--is standing in her cool dairy upon business thoughts intent yet with a certain look of expectation and anxiety upon he face,--a _listening_ look may best express it.
CHURN
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
circling
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From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
closing
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From this reading His love at this moment--which is closing upon noon--is standing in her cool dairy upon business thoughts intent yet with a certain look of expectation and anxiety upon he face,--a _listening_ look may best express it.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
comfort
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From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
COOL
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
dairy
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From this reading His love at this moment--which is closing upon noon--is standing in her cool dairy upon business thoughts intent yet with a certain look of expectation and anxiety upon he face,--a _listening_ look may best express it.
daylight
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From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
DEEP
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
deserves
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From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
DISCOVERS
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
DIVINITY
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
end
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From this reading To Rodney, last night is one ever to be remembered as being a period almost without end, and as a perfect specimen of how seven hours can be made to feel like twenty-one.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Rodney, last night is one ever to be remembered as being a period almost without end, and as a perfect specimen of how seven hours can be made to feel like twenty-one.
expectation
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From this reading His love at this moment--which is closing upon noon--is standing in her cool dairy upon business thoughts intent yet with a certain look of expectation and anxiety upon he face,--a _listening_ look may best express it.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading His love at this moment--which is closing upon noon--is standing in her cool dairy upon business thoughts intent yet with a certain look of expectation and anxiety upon he face,--a _listening_ look may best express it.
face
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From this reading His love at this moment--which is closing upon noon--is standing in her cool dairy upon business thoughts intent yet with a certain look of expectation and anxiety upon he face,--a _listening_ look may best express it.
far
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From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
feel
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From this reading To Rodney, last night is one ever to be remembered as being a period almost without end, and as a perfect specimen of how seven hours can be made to feel like twenty-one.
forced
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From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
gates
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From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
gay
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From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
GEOFFREY
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
greeting
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From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
hand
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From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
happy
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From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
hatred
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From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
hope
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From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
hours
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From this reading To Rodney, last night is one ever to be remembered as being a period almost without end, and as a perfect specimen of how seven hours can be made to feel like twenty-one.
HOW
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
intent
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From this reading His love at this moment--which is closing upon noon--is standing in her cool dairy upon business thoughts intent yet with a certain look of expectation and anxiety upon he face,--a _listening_ look may best express it.
INVERTED
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
liberal
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From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
light
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From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
like
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From this reading To Rodney, last night is one ever to be remembered as being a period almost without end, and as a perfect specimen of how seven hours can be made to feel like twenty-one.
listening
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From this reading His love at this moment--which is closing upon noon--is standing in her cool dairy upon business thoughts intent yet with a certain look of expectation and anxiety upon he face,--a _listening_ look may best express it.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His love at this moment--which is closing upon noon--is standing in her cool dairy upon business thoughts intent yet with a certain look of expectation and anxiety upon he face,--a _listening_ look may best express it.
love
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From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
made
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From this reading To Rodney, last night is one ever to be remembered as being a period almost without end, and as a perfect specimen of how seven hours can be made to feel like twenty-one.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
moment
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From this reading His love at this moment--which is closing upon noon--is standing in her cool dairy upon business thoughts intent yet with a certain look of expectation and anxiety upon he face,--a _listening_ look may best express it.
moments
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From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
morn
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From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
MYSTIC
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
night
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From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
noon
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From this reading His love at this moment--which is closing upon noon--is standing in her cool dairy upon business thoughts intent yet with a certain look of expectation and anxiety upon he face,--a _listening_ look may best express it.
odd
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From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To Rodney, last night is one ever to be remembered as being a period almost without end, and as a perfect specimen of how seven hours can be made to feel like twenty-one.
only
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From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
perfect
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From this reading To Rodney, last night is one ever to be remembered as being a period almost without end, and as a perfect specimen of how seven hours can be made to feel like twenty-one.
PERFORMANCE
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
period
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From this reading To Rodney, last night is one ever to be remembered as being a period almost without end, and as a perfect specimen of how seven hours can be made to feel like twenty-one.
philosopher
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From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
place
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From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
PRECINCTS
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
rapture
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From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
REASON
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
REDUCE
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
remembered
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From this reading To Rodney, last night is one ever to be remembered as being a period almost without end, and as a perfect specimen of how seven hours can be made to feel like twenty-one.
renewed
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From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
repugnancenounUS /rɪˈpʌɡnəns/
strong disgust or dislike showing strong disgust or dislike toward something
From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
RETURNS
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
RITES
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
Rodney
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From this reading To Rodney, last night is one ever to be remembered as being a period almost without end, and as a perfect specimen of how seven hours can be made to feel like twenty-one.
rosy
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From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
SEEKS
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
seven
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From this reading To Rodney, last night is one ever to be remembered as being a period almost without end, and as a perfect specimen of how seven hours can be made to feel like twenty-one.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
SOME
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
specimen
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From this reading To Rodney, last night is one ever to be remembered as being a period almost without end, and as a perfect specimen of how seven hours can be made to feel like twenty-one.
spite
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From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His love at this moment--which is closing upon noon--is standing in her cool dairy upon business thoughts intent yet with a certain look of expectation and anxiety upon he face,--a _listening_ look may best express it.
tells
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From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
TEMPLE
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
there
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From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading His love at this moment--which is closing upon noon--is standing in her cool dairy upon business thoughts intent yet with a certain look of expectation and anxiety upon he face,--a _listening_ look may best express it.
thoughts
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From this reading His love at this moment--which is closing upon noon--is standing in her cool dairy upon business thoughts intent yet with a certain look of expectation and anxiety upon he face,--a _listening_ look may best express it.
Thus
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From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
To-day
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From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
TOP
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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
treble
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From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
twenty-one
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From this reading To Rodney, last night is one ever to be remembered as being a period almost without end, and as a perfect specimen of how seven hours can be made to feel like twenty-one.
Unbars
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From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His love at this moment--which is closing upon noon--is standing in her cool dairy upon business thoughts intent yet with a certain look of expectation and anxiety upon he face,--a _listening_ look may best express it.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
Waked
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From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His love at this moment--which is closing upon noon--is standing in her cool dairy upon business thoughts intent yet with a certain look of expectation and anxiety upon he face,--a _listening_ look may best express it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
WITHINprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading HOW GEOFFREY RETURNS TO HIS ALLEGIANCE--HOW HE DISCOVERS HIS DIVINITY DEEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME MYSTIC RITES WITHIN THE COOL PRECINCTS OF HER TEMPLE--AND HOW HE SEEKS TO REDUCE HER TO REASON FROM THE TOP OF AN INVERTED CHURN.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading To Rodney, last night is one ever to be remembered as being a period almost without end, and as a perfect specimen of how seven hours can be made to feel like twenty-one.
worldling
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From this reading To-day--that "liberal worldling," that "gay philosopher"--is here; and last night belongs to us only in so far as it deserves a place in our memory or has forced itself there in spite of our hatred and repugnance.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Thus at odd moments time can treble itself; but with the blessed daylight come comfort and renewed hope, and Geoffrey, greeting with rapture the happy morn, that, "Waked by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbars the gates of light," tells himself that all may yet be right betwixt him and his love.
