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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 It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he saw her next she had rallied, rallied amazingly, the doctor said; but he added that it was only a flicker in the socket--only a question of time--a day or two, perhaps an hour or two.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
all
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From this reading It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
amazingly
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From this reading When he saw her next she had rallied, rallied amazingly, the doctor said; but he added that it was only a flicker in the socket--only a question of time--a day or two, perhaps an hour or two.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When he saw her next she had rallied, rallied amazingly, the doctor said; but he added that it was only a flicker in the socket--only a question of time--a day or two, perhaps an hour or two.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
any
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From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
arms
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From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
attended
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From this reading Oliver had revulsions of pity, attended with a loathing which he could scarcely keep under.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
bear
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From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
bring
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From this reading It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was still more dreadful that this message never came.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
came
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From this reading But it was still more dreadful that this message never came.
cheek
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From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Oliver had revulsions of pity, attended with a loathing which he could scarcely keep under.
day
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From this reading When he saw her next she had rallied, rallied amazingly, the doctor said; but he added that it was only a flicker in the socket--only a question of time--a day or two, perhaps an hour or two.
die
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From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he saw her next she had rallied, rallied amazingly, the doctor said; but he added that it was only a flicker in the socket--only a question of time--a day or two, perhaps an hour or two.
down
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From this reading It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
drawn
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From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
encircled
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From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
feel
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From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
felt
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From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
flicker
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From this reading When he saw her next she had rallied, rallied amazingly, the doctor said; but he added that it was only a flicker in the socket--only a question of time--a day or two, perhaps an hour or two.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he saw her next she had rallied, rallied amazingly, the doctor said; but he added that it was only a flicker in the socket--only a question of time--a day or two, perhaps an hour or two.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When he saw her next she had rallied, rallied amazingly, the doctor said; but he added that it was only a flicker in the socket--only a question of time--a day or two, perhaps an hour or two.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
hope
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From this reading It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
hour
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From this reading When he saw her next she had rallied, rallied amazingly, the doctor said; but he added that it was only a flicker in the socket--only a question of time--a day or two, perhaps an hour or two.
how
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From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
keep
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From this reading Oliver had revulsions of pity, attended with a loathing which he could scarcely keep under.
kiss
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From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
lie
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From this reading It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
listen
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From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
loathing
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From this reading Oliver had revulsions of pity, attended with a loathing which he could scarcely keep under.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
loved
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From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
man
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From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
message
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From this reading It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
more
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From this reading But it was still more dreadful that this message never came.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
neck
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From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was still more dreadful that this message never came.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he saw her next she had rallied, rallied amazingly, the doctor said; but he added that it was only a flicker in the socket--only a question of time--a day or two, perhaps an hour or two.
night
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From this reading It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he saw her next she had rallied, rallied amazingly, the doctor said; but he added that it was only a flicker in the socket--only a question of time--a day or two, perhaps an hour or two.
often
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From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
Oliver
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From this reading Oliver had revulsions of pity, attended with a loathing which he could scarcely keep under.
only
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From this reading When he saw her next she had rallied, rallied amazingly, the doctor said; but he added that it was only a flicker in the socket--only a question of time--a day or two, perhaps an hour or two.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
peace
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From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
perhaps
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From this reading When he saw her next she had rallied, rallied amazingly, the doctor said; but he added that it was only a flicker in the socket--only a question of time--a day or two, perhaps an hour or two.
pity
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From this reading Oliver had revulsions of pity, attended with a loathing which he could scarcely keep under.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he saw her next she had rallied, rallied amazingly, the doctor said; but he added that it was only a flicker in the socket--only a question of time--a day or two, perhaps an hour or two.
rallied
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From this reading When he saw her next she had rallied, rallied amazingly, the doctor said; but he added that it was only a flicker in the socket--only a question of time--a day or two, perhaps an hour or two.
revulsions
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From this reading Oliver had revulsions of pity, attended with a loathing which he could scarcely keep under.
rise
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From this reading It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
said
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From this reading When he saw her next she had rallied, rallied amazingly, the doctor said; but he added that it was only a flicker in the socket--only a question of time--a day or two, perhaps an hour or two.
saw
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From this reading When he saw her next she had rallied, rallied amazingly, the doctor said; but he added that it was only a flicker in the socket--only a question of time--a day or two, perhaps an hour or two.
say
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From this reading It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
scarcely
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From this reading Oliver had revulsions of pity, attended with a loathing which he could scarcely keep under.
seen
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From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he saw her next she had rallied, rallied amazingly, the doctor said; but he added that it was only a flicker in the socket--only a question of time--a day or two, perhaps an hour or two.
socket
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From this reading When he saw her next she had rallied, rallied amazingly, the doctor said; but he added that it was only a flicker in the socket--only a question of time--a day or two, perhaps an hour or two.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was still more dreadful that this message never came.
suffer
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From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But it was still more dreadful that this message never came.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he saw her next she had rallied, rallied amazingly, the doctor said; but he added that it was only a flicker in the socket--only a question of time--a day or two, perhaps an hour or two.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
two
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From this reading When he saw her next she had rallied, rallied amazingly, the doctor said; but he added that it was only a flicker in the socket--only a question of time--a day or two, perhaps an hour or two.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Oliver had revulsions of pity, attended with a loathing which he could scarcely keep under.
up
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From this reading It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he saw her next she had rallied, rallied amazingly, the doctor said; but he added that it was only a flicker in the socket--only a question of time--a day or two, perhaps an hour or two.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Oliver had revulsions of pity, attended with a loathing which he could scarcely keep under.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He had to suffer himself to be drawn towards her, to feel his neck encircled by her arms, to kiss her cheek, to listen to her as long as he could bear it, while she told him how often she had thought of him; how she had never loved any man but he, how she had felt that she could not die in peace till she had seen him again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a dreadful hope to lie down with at night, and rise up with in the morning--that morning or night might bring him a message to say that all was over, and that he was free.
