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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 _Dr. Fabos Meets the Jew._ Imagine a man some five feet six in height, weak and tottering upon crazy knees, and walking laboriously by the aid of a stick.
aid
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos Meets the Jew._ Imagine a man some five feet six in height, weak and tottering upon crazy knees, and walking laboriously by the aid of a stick.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Dr. Fabos Meets the Jew._ Imagine a man some five feet six in height, weak and tottering upon crazy knees, and walking laboriously by the aid of a stick.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A goat’s beard, long and unkempt and shaggy, depended from a chin as sharp as a wedge; the nose was prominent, but not without a suggestion of power; the hands were old and tremulous, but quivering still with the desire of life.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So much a glare of the furnace’s light showed me at a glance.
beard
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From this reading A goat’s beard, long and unkempt and shaggy, depended from a chin as sharp as a wedge; the nose was prominent, but not without a suggestion of power; the hands were old and tremulous, but quivering still with the desire of life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
bloodshot
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From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
bore
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From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Dr. Fabos Meets the Jew._ Imagine a man some five feet six in height, weak and tottering upon crazy knees, and walking laboriously by the aid of a stick.
chin
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From this reading A goat’s beard, long and unkempt and shaggy, depended from a chin as sharp as a wedge; the nose was prominent, but not without a suggestion of power; the hands were old and tremulous, but quivering still with the desire of life.
cone-shaped
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From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
covered
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From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
crazy
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos Meets the Jew._ Imagine a man some five feet six in height, weak and tottering upon crazy knees, and walking laboriously by the aid of a stick.
cut
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From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
deep
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From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
depended
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From this reading A goat’s beard, long and unkempt and shaggy, depended from a chin as sharp as a wedge; the nose was prominent, but not without a suggestion of power; the hands were old and tremulous, but quivering still with the desire of life.
desire
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From this reading A goat’s beard, long and unkempt and shaggy, depended from a chin as sharp as a wedge; the nose was prominent, but not without a suggestion of power; the hands were old and tremulous, but quivering still with the desire of life.
Dr
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos Meets the Jew._ Imagine a man some five feet six in height, weak and tottering upon crazy knees, and walking laboriously by the aid of a stick.
eyes
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From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
Fabos
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos Meets the Jew._ Imagine a man some five feet six in height, weak and tottering upon crazy knees, and walking laboriously by the aid of a stick.
feet
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos Meets the Jew._ Imagine a man some five feet six in height, weak and tottering upon crazy knees, and walking laboriously by the aid of a stick.
five
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos Meets the Jew._ Imagine a man some five feet six in height, weak and tottering upon crazy knees, and walking laboriously by the aid of a stick.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
forehead
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From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A goat’s beard, long and unkempt and shaggy, depended from a chin as sharp as a wedge; the nose was prominent, but not without a suggestion of power; the hands were old and tremulous, but quivering still with the desire of life.
furnace's
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From this reading So much a glare of the furnace’s light showed me at a glance.
glance
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From this reading So much a glare of the furnace’s light showed me at a glance.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So much a glare of the furnace’s light showed me at a glance.
goat's
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From this reading A goat’s beard, long and unkempt and shaggy, depended from a chin as sharp as a wedge; the nose was prominent, but not without a suggestion of power; the hands were old and tremulous, but quivering still with the desire of life.
green
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From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
habitually
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From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading A goat’s beard, long and unkempt and shaggy, depended from a chin as sharp as a wedge; the nose was prominent, but not without a suggestion of power; the hands were old and tremulous, but quivering still with the desire of life.
height
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos Meets the Jew._ Imagine a man some five feet six in height, weak and tottering upon crazy knees, and walking laboriously by the aid of a stick.
high
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From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
ImaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Dr. Fabos Meets the Jew._ Imagine a man some five feet six in height, weak and tottering upon crazy knees, and walking laboriously by the aid of a stick.
IMROTH
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From this reading VALENTINE IMROTH.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Dr. Fabos Meets the Jew._ Imagine a man some five feet six in height, weak and tottering upon crazy knees, and walking laboriously by the aid of a stick.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
jagged
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From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
Jew
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos Meets the Jew._ Imagine a man some five feet six in height, weak and tottering upon crazy knees, and walking laboriously by the aid of a stick.
knees
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos Meets the Jew._ Imagine a man some five feet six in height, weak and tottering upon crazy knees, and walking laboriously by the aid of a stick.
laboriously
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos Meets the Jew._ Imagine a man some five feet six in height, weak and tottering upon crazy knees, and walking laboriously by the aid of a stick.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A goat’s beard, long and unkempt and shaggy, depended from a chin as sharp as a wedge; the nose was prominent, but not without a suggestion of power; the hands were old and tremulous, but quivering still with the desire of life.
lifted
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From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
light
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From this reading So much a glare of the furnace’s light showed me at a glance.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A goat’s beard, long and unkempt and shaggy, depended from a chin as sharp as a wedge; the nose was prominent, but not without a suggestion of power; the hands were old and tremulous, but quivering still with the desire of life.
man
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos Meets the Jew._ Imagine a man some five feet six in height, weak and tottering upon crazy knees, and walking laboriously by the aid of a stick.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So much a glare of the furnace’s light showed me at a glance.
Meets
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos Meets the Jew._ Imagine a man some five feet six in height, weak and tottering upon crazy knees, and walking laboriously by the aid of a stick.
more
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From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
much
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From this reading So much a glare of the furnace’s light showed me at a glance.
nonce
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From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
nose
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From this reading A goat’s beard, long and unkempt and shaggy, depended from a chin as sharp as a wedge; the nose was prominent, but not without a suggestion of power; the hands were old and tremulous, but quivering still with the desire of life.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A goat’s beard, long and unkempt and shaggy, depended from a chin as sharp as a wedge; the nose was prominent, but not without a suggestion of power; the hands were old and tremulous, but quivering still with the desire of life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Dr. Fabos Meets the Jew._ Imagine a man some five feet six in height, weak and tottering upon crazy knees, and walking laboriously by the aid of a stick.
old
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From this reading A goat’s beard, long and unkempt and shaggy, depended from a chin as sharp as a wedge; the nose was prominent, but not without a suggestion of power; the hands were old and tremulous, but quivering still with the desire of life.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
power
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From this reading A goat’s beard, long and unkempt and shaggy, depended from a chin as sharp as a wedge; the nose was prominent, but not without a suggestion of power; the hands were old and tremulous, but quivering still with the desire of life.
prominent
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From this reading A goat’s beard, long and unkempt and shaggy, depended from a chin as sharp as a wedge; the nose was prominent, but not without a suggestion of power; the hands were old and tremulous, but quivering still with the desire of life.
protruding
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From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
quivering
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From this reading A goat’s beard, long and unkempt and shaggy, depended from a chin as sharp as a wedge; the nose was prominent, but not without a suggestion of power; the hands were old and tremulous, but quivering still with the desire of life.
scars
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From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
shade
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From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
shaggy
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From this reading A goat’s beard, long and unkempt and shaggy, depended from a chin as sharp as a wedge; the nose was prominent, but not without a suggestion of power; the hands were old and tremulous, but quivering still with the desire of life.
sharp
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From this reading A goat’s beard, long and unkempt and shaggy, depended from a chin as sharp as a wedge; the nose was prominent, but not without a suggestion of power; the hands were old and tremulous, but quivering still with the desire of life.
showed
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From this reading So much a glare of the furnace’s light showed me at a glance.
six
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos Meets the Jew._ Imagine a man some five feet six in height, weak and tottering upon crazy knees, and walking laboriously by the aid of a stick.
skin
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From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So much a glare of the furnace’s light showed me at a glance.
some
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos Meets the Jew._ Imagine a man some five feet six in height, weak and tottering upon crazy knees, and walking laboriously by the aid of a stick.
stick
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos Meets the Jew._ Imagine a man some five feet six in height, weak and tottering upon crazy knees, and walking laboriously by the aid of a stick.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A goat’s beard, long and unkempt and shaggy, depended from a chin as sharp as a wedge; the nose was prominent, but not without a suggestion of power; the hands were old and tremulous, but quivering still with the desire of life.
suggestion
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From this reading A goat’s beard, long and unkempt and shaggy, depended from a chin as sharp as a wedge; the nose was prominent, but not without a suggestion of power; the hands were old and tremulous, but quivering still with the desire of life.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Dr. Fabos Meets the Jew._ Imagine a man some five feet six in height, weak and tottering upon crazy knees, and walking laboriously by the aid of a stick.
tottering
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos Meets the Jew._ Imagine a man some five feet six in height, weak and tottering upon crazy knees, and walking laboriously by the aid of a stick.
tremulous
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From this reading A goat’s beard, long and unkempt and shaggy, depended from a chin as sharp as a wedge; the nose was prominent, but not without a suggestion of power; the hands were old and tremulous, but quivering still with the desire of life.
unkempt
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From this reading A goat’s beard, long and unkempt and shaggy, depended from a chin as sharp as a wedge; the nose was prominent, but not without a suggestion of power; the hands were old and tremulous, but quivering still with the desire of life.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _Dr. Fabos Meets the Jew._ Imagine a man some five feet six in height, weak and tottering upon crazy knees, and walking laboriously by the aid of a stick.
VALENTINE
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From this reading VALENTINE IMROTH.
walking
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos Meets the Jew._ Imagine a man some five feet six in height, weak and tottering upon crazy knees, and walking laboriously by the aid of a stick.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A goat’s beard, long and unkempt and shaggy, depended from a chin as sharp as a wedge; the nose was prominent, but not without a suggestion of power; the hands were old and tremulous, but quivering still with the desire of life.
weak
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos Meets the Jew._ Imagine a man some five feet six in height, weak and tottering upon crazy knees, and walking laboriously by the aid of a stick.
wedge
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From this reading A goat’s beard, long and unkempt and shaggy, depended from a chin as sharp as a wedge; the nose was prominent, but not without a suggestion of power; the hands were old and tremulous, but quivering still with the desire of life.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A goat’s beard, long and unkempt and shaggy, depended from a chin as sharp as a wedge; the nose was prominent, but not without a suggestion of power; the hands were old and tremulous, but quivering still with the desire of life.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A goat’s beard, long and unkempt and shaggy, depended from a chin as sharp as a wedge; the nose was prominent, but not without a suggestion of power; the hands were old and tremulous, but quivering still with the desire of life.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A goat’s beard, long and unkempt and shaggy, depended from a chin as sharp as a wedge; the nose was prominent, but not without a suggestion of power; the hands were old and tremulous, but quivering still with the desire of life.
wounds
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From this reading A deep green shade habitually covered protruding and bloodshot eyes, but for the nonce it had been lifted upon a high and cone-shaped forehead, the skin of which bore the scars of ancient wounds and more than one jagged cut.
