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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 "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading "They dare not deny me!" he cried, lifting his hands high above his head until they almost touched the smoke-begrimed ceiling; "it is my due, my just reward!"
absorbed
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From this reading He was so absorbed that he did not hear the noises outside--the shuffling of feet, and, after a while, a brief suppressed tittering.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
all
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From this reading He needed all his strength for what lay before him, but, by degrees, his restlessness grew.
almost
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From this reading "They dare not deny me!" he cried, lifting his hands high above his head until they almost touched the smoke-begrimed ceiling; "it is my due, my just reward!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He rose from his chair and paced up and down in increasing excitement--his misgivings were growing fainter--he worked himself up into the firm belief that the day for which he had waited so long was at hand.
bare
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From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He needed all his strength for what lay before him, but, by degrees, his restlessness grew.
belief
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From this reading He rose from his chair and paced up and down in increasing excitement--his misgivings were growing fainter--he worked himself up into the firm belief that the day for which he had waited so long was at hand.
brief
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From this reading He was so absorbed that he did not hear the noises outside--the shuffling of feet, and, after a while, a brief suppressed tittering.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He needed all his strength for what lay before him, but, by degrees, his restlessness grew.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
ceiling
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From this reading "They dare not deny me!" he cried, lifting his hands high above his head until they almost touched the smoke-begrimed ceiling; "it is my due, my just reward!"
chair
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From this reading He rose from his chair and paced up and down in increasing excitement--his misgivings were growing fainter--he worked himself up into the firm belief that the day for which he had waited so long was at hand.
content
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From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
Count
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From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They dare not deny me!" he cried, lifting his hands high above his head until they almost touched the smoke-begrimed ceiling; "it is my due, my just reward!"
dare
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From this reading "They dare not deny me!" he cried, lifting his hands high above his head until they almost touched the smoke-begrimed ceiling; "it is my due, my just reward!"
day
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From this reading He rose from his chair and paced up and down in increasing excitement--his misgivings were growing fainter--he worked himself up into the firm belief that the day for which he had waited so long was at hand.
degrees
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From this reading He needed all his strength for what lay before him, but, by degrees, his restlessness grew.
deny
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From this reading "They dare not deny me!" he cried, lifting his hands high above his head until they almost touched the smoke-begrimed ceiling; "it is my due, my just reward!"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He was so absorbed that he did not hear the noises outside--the shuffling of feet, and, after a while, a brief suppressed tittering.
down
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From this reading He rose from his chair and paced up and down in increasing excitement--his misgivings were growing fainter--he worked himself up into the firm belief that the day for which he had waited so long was at hand.
due
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From this reading "They dare not deny me!" he cried, lifting his hands high above his head until they almost touched the smoke-begrimed ceiling; "it is my due, my just reward!"
excitement
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From this reading He rose from his chair and paced up and down in increasing excitement--his misgivings were growing fainter--he worked himself up into the firm belief that the day for which he had waited so long was at hand.
exertion
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From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
fainter
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From this reading He rose from his chair and paced up and down in increasing excitement--his misgivings were growing fainter--he worked himself up into the firm belief that the day for which he had waited so long was at hand.
feet
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From this reading He was so absorbed that he did not hear the noises outside--the shuffling of feet, and, after a while, a brief suppressed tittering.
FIGURE
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From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
firm
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From this reading He rose from his chair and paced up and down in increasing excitement--his misgivings were growing fainter--he worked himself up into the firm belief that the day for which he had waited so long was at hand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
GONE
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From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
grew
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From this reading He needed all his strength for what lay before him, but, by degrees, his restlessness grew.
growing
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From this reading He rose from his chair and paced up and down in increasing excitement--his misgivings were growing fainter--he worked himself up into the firm belief that the day for which he had waited so long was at hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He rose from his chair and paced up and down in increasing excitement--his misgivings were growing fainter--he worked himself up into the firm belief that the day for which he had waited so long was at hand.
hand
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From this reading He rose from his chair and paced up and down in increasing excitement--his misgivings were growing fainter--he worked himself up into the firm belief that the day for which he had waited so long was at hand.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "They dare not deny me!" he cried, lifting his hands high above his head until they almost touched the smoke-begrimed ceiling; "it is my due, my just reward!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
head
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From this reading "They dare not deny me!" he cried, lifting his hands high above his head until they almost touched the smoke-begrimed ceiling; "it is my due, my just reward!"
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was so absorbed that he did not hear the noises outside--the shuffling of feet, and, after a while, a brief suppressed tittering.
high
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From this reading "They dare not deny me!" he cried, lifting his hands high above his head until they almost touched the smoke-begrimed ceiling; "it is my due, my just reward!"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He needed all his strength for what lay before him, but, by degrees, his restlessness grew.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He needed all his strength for what lay before him, but, by degrees, his restlessness grew.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
increasing
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From this reading He rose from his chair and paced up and down in increasing excitement--his misgivings were growing fainter--he worked himself up into the firm belief that the day for which he had waited so long was at hand.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He rose from his chair and paced up and down in increasing excitement--his misgivings were growing fainter--he worked himself up into the firm belief that the day for which he had waited so long was at hand.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "They dare not deny me!" he cried, lifting his hands high above his head until they almost touched the smoke-begrimed ceiling; "it is my due, my just reward!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "They dare not deny me!" he cried, lifting his hands high above his head until they almost touched the smoke-begrimed ceiling; "it is my due, my just reward!"
just
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From this reading "They dare not deny me!" he cried, lifting his hands high above his head until they almost touched the smoke-begrimed ceiling; "it is my due, my just reward!"
lay
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From this reading He needed all his strength for what lay before him, but, by degrees, his restlessness grew.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
lifting
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From this reading "They dare not deny me!" he cried, lifting his hands high above his head until they almost touched the smoke-begrimed ceiling; "it is my due, my just reward!"
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rose from his chair and paced up and down in increasing excitement--his misgivings were growing fainter--he worked himself up into the firm belief that the day for which he had waited so long was at hand.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They dare not deny me!" he cried, lifting his hands high above his head until they almost touched the smoke-begrimed ceiling; "it is my due, my just reward!"
minute
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From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
misgivings
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From this reading He rose from his chair and paced up and down in increasing excitement--his misgivings were growing fainter--he worked himself up into the firm belief that the day for which he had waited so long was at hand.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "They dare not deny me!" he cried, lifting his hands high above his head until they almost touched the smoke-begrimed ceiling; "it is my due, my just reward!"
needed
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From this reading He needed all his strength for what lay before him, but, by degrees, his restlessness grew.
noises
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From this reading He was so absorbed that he did not hear the noises outside--the shuffling of feet, and, after a while, a brief suppressed tittering.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "They dare not deny me!" he cried, lifting his hands high above his head until they almost touched the smoke-begrimed ceiling; "it is my due, my just reward!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was so absorbed that he did not hear the noises outside--the shuffling of feet, and, after a while, a brief suppressed tittering.
paced
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From this reading He rose from his chair and paced up and down in increasing excitement--his misgivings were growing fainter--he worked himself up into the firm belief that the day for which he had waited so long was at hand.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
recover
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From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
restlessness
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From this reading He needed all his strength for what lay before him, but, by degrees, his restlessness grew.
reward
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From this reading "They dare not deny me!" he cried, lifting his hands high above his head until they almost touched the smoke-begrimed ceiling; "it is my due, my just reward!"
rose
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From this reading He rose from his chair and paced up and down in increasing excitement--his misgivings were growing fainter--he worked himself up into the firm belief that the day for which he had waited so long was at hand.
shuffling
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From this reading He was so absorbed that he did not hear the noises outside--the shuffling of feet, and, after a while, a brief suppressed tittering.
sit
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From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
smoke-begrimed
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From this reading "They dare not deny me!" he cried, lifting his hands high above his head until they almost touched the smoke-begrimed ceiling; "it is my due, my just reward!"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He rose from his chair and paced up and down in increasing excitement--his misgivings were growing fainter--he worked himself up into the firm belief that the day for which he had waited so long was at hand.
speech
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From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He needed all his strength for what lay before him, but, by degrees, his restlessness grew.
suppressed
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From this reading He was so absorbed that he did not hear the noises outside--the shuffling of feet, and, after a while, a brief suppressed tittering.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He rose from his chair and paced up and down in increasing excitement--his misgivings were growing fainter--he worked himself up into the firm belief that the day for which he had waited so long was at hand.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They dare not deny me!" he cried, lifting his hands high above his head until they almost touched the smoke-begrimed ceiling; "it is my due, my just reward!"
tittering
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From this reading He was so absorbed that he did not hear the noises outside--the shuffling of feet, and, after a while, a brief suppressed tittering.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
touched
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From this reading "They dare not deny me!" he cried, lifting his hands high above his head until they almost touched the smoke-begrimed ceiling; "it is my due, my just reward!"
two
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From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
unaccustomed
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From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
untidy-looking
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From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "They dare not deny me!" he cried, lifting his hands high above his head until they almost touched the smoke-begrimed ceiling; "it is my due, my just reward!"
up
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From this reading He rose from his chair and paced up and down in increasing excitement--his misgivings were growing fainter--he worked himself up into the firm belief that the day for which he had waited so long was at hand.
waited
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From this reading He rose from his chair and paced up and down in increasing excitement--his misgivings were growing fainter--he worked himself up into the firm belief that the day for which he had waited so long was at hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He rose from his chair and paced up and down in increasing excitement--his misgivings were growing fainter--he worked himself up into the firm belief that the day for which he had waited so long was at hand.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He needed all his strength for what lay before him, but, by degrees, his restlessness grew.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He rose from his chair and paced up and down in increasing excitement--his misgivings were growing fainter--he worked himself up into the firm belief that the day for which he had waited so long was at hand.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He was so absorbed that he did not hear the noises outside--the shuffling of feet, and, after a while, a brief suppressed tittering.
worked
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From this reading He rose from his chair and paced up and down in increasing excitement--his misgivings were growing fainter--he worked himself up into the firm belief that the day for which he had waited so long was at hand.
WORLD
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From this reading "A FIGURE FROM A WORLD GONE BY" The Count was left to himself in the bare, untidy-looking parlor, and for a minute or two he was content to sit quite still and recover himself after the unaccustomed exertion of speech.
