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Chapter XII
It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others. I sat and looked and my soul leaped out upon the new thing. I was bewildered, wondering, grudging, fascinated. I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence. I was fascinated and overcome, but yet full of stubbornness and resistance.
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later than; following
From this reading “It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was bewildered, wondering, grudging, fascinated.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I sat and looked and my soul leaped out upon the new thing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I sat and looked and my soul leaped out upon the new thing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “I was fascinated and overcome, but yet full of stubbornness and resistance.”
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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 I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.
later than; following
From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
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From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
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From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
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From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was bewildered, wondering, grudging, fascinated.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.
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From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
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From this reading I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was bewildered, wondering, grudging, fascinated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was fascinated and overcome, but yet full of stubbornness and resistance.
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From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was bewildered, wondering, grudging, fascinated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
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From this reading I sat and looked and my soul leaped out upon the new thing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sat and looked and my soul leaped out upon the new thing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I sat and looked and my soul leaped out upon the new thing.
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From this reading I sat and looked and my soul leaped out upon the new thing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
not any; not one
From this reading I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.
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From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sat and looked and my soul leaped out upon the new thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was fascinated and overcome, but yet full of stubbornness and resistance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was fascinated and overcome, but yet full of stubbornness and resistance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sat and looked and my soul leaped out upon the new thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sat and looked and my soul leaped out upon the new thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was fascinated and overcome, but yet full of stubbornness and resistance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sat and looked and my soul leaped out upon the new thing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was bewildered, wondering, grudging, fascinated.
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From this reading I was bewildered, wondering, grudging, fascinated.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.
but in spite of that
From this reading I was fascinated and overcome, but yet full of stubbornness and resistance.
