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Chapter XII
Exaltation had not left Miltoun. His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp. But in a very unemotional voice she said: “So you have come to breakfast. How nice of you!”
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““So you have come to breakfast.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.”
moving with quick light beats or trembles
From this reading “His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““So you have come to breakfast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Exaltation had not left Miltoun.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.”
in the direction of
From this reading “His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
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From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
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From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
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From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
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From this reading “So you have come to breakfast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in a very unemotional voice she said:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So you have come to breakfast.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
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From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
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From this reading Exaltation had not left Miltoun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
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From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
moving with quick light beats or trembles
From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
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From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Exaltation had not left Miltoun.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “So you have come to breakfast.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
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From this reading How nice of you!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in a very unemotional voice she said:
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From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Exaltation had not left Miltoun.
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From this reading Exaltation had not left Miltoun.
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From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How nice of you!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Exaltation had not left Miltoun.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
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From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But in a very unemotional voice she said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But in a very unemotional voice she said:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you have come to breakfast.
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From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “So you have come to breakfast.
in the direction of
From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
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From this reading But in a very unemotional voice she said:
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From this reading But in a very unemotional voice she said:
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From this reading But in a very unemotional voice she said:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
which person or people
From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
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From this reading His sallow face was flushed, his eyes glowed with a sort of beauty; and Audrey Noel who, better than most women, could read what was passing behind a face, saw those eyes with the delight of a moth fluttering towards a lamp.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So you have come to breakfast.
