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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 THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
advanced
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are horrible to come here like this.”
arms
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From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
attendant
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
audacious
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
away
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From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.
Baron
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
beard
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
bearing
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
black
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
bowed
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
breast
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
brows
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
came
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Little one,” he said, “I have come for you.”
confident
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
convulsive
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From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.
COURSEnounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
dark
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
dashing
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
Davis
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
deep-set
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
door
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
eyes
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
face
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
falling
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
feet
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
floor
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
forehead
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
forty
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
frightened
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
gasped
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From this reading “No, no,” she gasped.
gleaming
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
goggled
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
hair
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
hand
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Little one,” he said, “I have come for you.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
heavy
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
held
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From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are horrible to come here like this.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
HISTORY
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
horrible
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From this reading “You are horrible to come here like this.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Little one,” he said, “I have come for you.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
indescribably
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
inflexible
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From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
just
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
Lappo
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
like
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From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.
man
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
moment
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
mop
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
Myra
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
outlined
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
pen
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
perhaps
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
quickly
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
resolute
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
room
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
said
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From this reading “Little one,” he said, “I have come for you.”
sat
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
Selden
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.
stared
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
stirred
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
straight
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
swift
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
table
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
terror
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From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
then
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
there
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From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You are horrible to come here like this.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
trembling
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From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
vivid
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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Little one,” he said, “I have come for you.”
