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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 Englishman could not come to a resolution.
absents
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From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
actress
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From this reading But Merton, cold, cautious, experienced, wary (such a nature has ever power over the imaginative and the impassioned), was at hand to ridicule the impression produced by Zicci, and the notion of delicacy and honor towards an Italian actress.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps had he been quite alone, his feelings of honor, of compassion, of virtue, might have triumphed, and he would have resolved either to fly from Isabel or to offer the love that has no shame.
Ambition
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From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But Merton, cold, cautious, experienced, wary (such a nature has ever power over the imaginative and the impassioned), was at hand to ridicule the impression produced by Zicci, and the notion of delicacy and honor towards an Italian actress.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
ask
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From this reading It was the day on which Zicci had told Glyndon that he should ask for his decision in respect to Isabel,--the third day since their last meeting.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But Merton, cold, cautious, experienced, wary (such a nature has ever power over the imaginative and the impassioned), was at hand to ridicule the impression produced by Zicci, and the notion of delicacy and honor towards an Italian actress.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Perhaps had he been quite alone, his feelings of honor, of compassion, of virtue, might have triumphed, and he would have resolved either to fly from Isabel or to offer the love that has no shame.
beset
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From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
bright
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From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Merton, cold, cautious, experienced, wary (such a nature has ever power over the imaginative and the impassioned), was at hand to ridicule the impression produced by Zicci, and the notion of delicacy and honor towards an Italian actress.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
cautious
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From this reading But Merton, cold, cautious, experienced, wary (such a nature has ever power over the imaginative and the impassioned), was at hand to ridicule the impression produced by Zicci, and the notion of delicacy and honor towards an Italian actress.
cold
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From this reading But Merton, cold, cautious, experienced, wary (such a nature has ever power over the imaginative and the impassioned), was at hand to ridicule the impression produced by Zicci, and the notion of delicacy and honor towards an Italian actress.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Englishman could not come to a resolution.
compassion
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From this reading Perhaps had he been quite alone, his feelings of honor, of compassion, of virtue, might have triumphed, and he would have resolved either to fly from Isabel or to offer the love that has no shame.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Englishman could not come to a resolution.
day
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From this reading It was the day on which Zicci had told Glyndon that he should ask for his decision in respect to Isabel,--the third day since their last meeting.
decision
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From this reading It was the day on which Zicci had told Glyndon that he should ask for his decision in respect to Isabel,--the third day since their last meeting.
delicacy
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From this reading But Merton, cold, cautious, experienced, wary (such a nature has ever power over the imaginative and the impassioned), was at hand to ridicule the impression produced by Zicci, and the notion of delicacy and honor towards an Italian actress.
doubts
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From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Perhaps had he been quite alone, his feelings of honor, of compassion, of virtue, might have triumphed, and he would have resolved either to fly from Isabel or to offer the love that has no shame.
Englishman
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From this reading The Englishman could not come to a resolution.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Merton, cold, cautious, experienced, wary (such a nature has ever power over the imaginative and the impassioned), was at hand to ridicule the impression produced by Zicci, and the notion of delicacy and honor towards an Italian actress.
experienced
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From this reading But Merton, cold, cautious, experienced, wary (such a nature has ever power over the imaginative and the impassioned), was at hand to ridicule the impression produced by Zicci, and the notion of delicacy and honor towards an Italian actress.
eyes
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From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
face
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From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
feelings
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From this reading Perhaps had he been quite alone, his feelings of honor, of compassion, of virtue, might have triumphed, and he would have resolved either to fly from Isabel or to offer the love that has no shame.
fly
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From this reading Perhaps had he been quite alone, his feelings of honor, of compassion, of virtue, might have triumphed, and he would have resolved either to fly from Isabel or to offer the love that has no shame.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was the day on which Zicci had told Glyndon that he should ask for his decision in respect to Isabel,--the third day since their last meeting.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Perhaps had he been quite alone, his feelings of honor, of compassion, of virtue, might have triumphed, and he would have resolved either to fly from Isabel or to offer the love that has no shame.
Glyndon
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From this reading It was the day on which Zicci had told Glyndon that he should ask for his decision in respect to Isabel,--the third day since their last meeting.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the day on which Zicci had told Glyndon that he should ask for his decision in respect to Isabel,--the third day since their last meeting.
hand
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From this reading But Merton, cold, cautious, experienced, wary (such a nature has ever power over the imaginative and the impassioned), was at hand to ridicule the impression produced by Zicci, and the notion of delicacy and honor towards an Italian actress.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps had he been quite alone, his feelings of honor, of compassion, of virtue, might have triumphed, and he would have resolved either to fly from Isabel or to offer the love that has no shame.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps had he been quite alone, his feelings of honor, of compassion, of virtue, might have triumphed, and he would have resolved either to fly from Isabel or to offer the love that has no shame.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the day on which Zicci had told Glyndon that he should ask for his decision in respect to Isabel,--the third day since their last meeting.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the day on which Zicci had told Glyndon that he should ask for his decision in respect to Isabel,--the third day since their last meeting.
hitherto
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From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
honor
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From this reading Perhaps had he been quite alone, his feelings of honor, of compassion, of virtue, might have triumphed, and he would have resolved either to fly from Isabel or to offer the love that has no shame.
imaginative
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From this reading But Merton, cold, cautious, experienced, wary (such a nature has ever power over the imaginative and the impassioned), was at hand to ridicule the impression produced by Zicci, and the notion of delicacy and honor towards an Italian actress.
impassioned
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From this reading But Merton, cold, cautious, experienced, wary (such a nature has ever power over the imaginative and the impassioned), was at hand to ridicule the impression produced by Zicci, and the notion of delicacy and honor towards an Italian actress.
impression
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From this reading But Merton, cold, cautious, experienced, wary (such a nature has ever power over the imaginative and the impassioned), was at hand to ridicule the impression produced by Zicci, and the notion of delicacy and honor towards an Italian actress.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the day on which Zicci had told Glyndon that he should ask for his decision in respect to Isabel,--the third day since their last meeting.
Isabel
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From this reading It was the day on which Zicci had told Glyndon that he should ask for his decision in respect to Isabel,--the third day since their last meeting.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the day on which Zicci had told Glyndon that he should ask for his decision in respect to Isabel,--the third day since their last meeting.
Italian
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From this reading But Merton, cold, cautious, experienced, wary (such a nature has ever power over the imaginative and the impassioned), was at hand to ridicule the impression produced by Zicci, and the notion of delicacy and honor towards an Italian actress.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the day on which Zicci had told Glyndon that he should ask for his decision in respect to Isabel,--the third day since their last meeting.
leading
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From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
les
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From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
love
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From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
meeting
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From this reading It was the day on which Zicci had told Glyndon that he should ask for his decision in respect to Isabel,--the third day since their last meeting.
Merton
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From this reading But Merton, cold, cautious, experienced, wary (such a nature has ever power over the imaginative and the impassioned), was at hand to ridicule the impression produced by Zicci, and the notion of delicacy and honor towards an Italian actress.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Perhaps had he been quite alone, his feelings of honor, of compassion, of virtue, might have triumphed, and he would have resolved either to fly from Isabel or to offer the love that has no shame.
more
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From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
nature
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From this reading But Merton, cold, cautious, experienced, wary (such a nature has ever power over the imaginative and the impassioned), was at hand to ridicule the impression produced by Zicci, and the notion of delicacy and honor towards an Italian actress.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Englishman could not come to a resolution.
notion
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From this reading But Merton, cold, cautious, experienced, wary (such a nature has ever power over the imaginative and the impassioned), was at hand to ridicule the impression produced by Zicci, and the notion of delicacy and honor towards an Italian actress.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
offer
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From this reading Perhaps had he been quite alone, his feelings of honor, of compassion, of virtue, might have triumphed, and he would have resolved either to fly from Isabel or to offer the love that has no shame.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was the day on which Zicci had told Glyndon that he should ask for his decision in respect to Isabel,--the third day since their last meeting.
ont
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From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Perhaps had he been quite alone, his feelings of honor, of compassion, of virtue, might have triumphed, and he would have resolved either to fly from Isabel or to offer the love that has no shame.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But Merton, cold, cautious, experienced, wary (such a nature has ever power over the imaginative and the impassioned), was at hand to ridicule the impression produced by Zicci, and the notion of delicacy and honor towards an Italian actress.
passion
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From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps had he been quite alone, his feelings of honor, of compassion, of virtue, might have triumphed, and he would have resolved either to fly from Isabel or to offer the love that has no shame.
power
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From this reading But Merton, cold, cautious, experienced, wary (such a nature has ever power over the imaginative and the impassioned), was at hand to ridicule the impression produced by Zicci, and the notion of delicacy and honor towards an Italian actress.
presence
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From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
produced
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From this reading But Merton, cold, cautious, experienced, wary (such a nature has ever power over the imaginative and the impassioned), was at hand to ridicule the impression produced by Zicci, and the notion of delicacy and honor towards an Italian actress.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps had he been quite alone, his feelings of honor, of compassion, of virtue, might have triumphed, and he would have resolved either to fly from Isabel or to offer the love that has no shame.
resolution
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From this reading The Englishman could not come to a resolution.
resolved
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From this reading Perhaps had he been quite alone, his feelings of honor, of compassion, of virtue, might have triumphed, and he would have resolved either to fly from Isabel or to offer the love that has no shame.
respect
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From this reading It was the day on which Zicci had told Glyndon that he should ask for his decision in respect to Isabel,--the third day since their last meeting.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
ridicule
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From this reading But Merton, cold, cautious, experienced, wary (such a nature has ever power over the imaginative and the impassioned), was at hand to ridicule the impression produced by Zicci, and the notion of delicacy and honor towards an Italian actress.
shame
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From this reading Perhaps had he been quite alone, his feelings of honor, of compassion, of virtue, might have triumphed, and he would have resolved either to fly from Isabel or to offer the love that has no shame.
shone
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From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was the day on which Zicci had told Glyndon that he should ask for his decision in respect to Isabel,--the third day since their last meeting.
silenced
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From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was the day on which Zicci had told Glyndon that he should ask for his decision in respect to Isabel,--the third day since their last meeting.
soul
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From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
suspicions
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From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the day on which Zicci had told Glyndon that he should ask for his decision in respect to Isabel,--the third day since their last meeting.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the day on which Zicci had told Glyndon that he should ask for his decision in respect to Isabel,--the third day since their last meeting.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was the day on which Zicci had told Glyndon that he should ask for his decision in respect to Isabel,--the third day since their last meeting.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the day on which Zicci had told Glyndon that he should ask for his decision in respect to Isabel,--the third day since their last meeting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the day on which Zicci had told Glyndon that he should ask for his decision in respect to Isabel,--the third day since their last meeting.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the day on which Zicci had told Glyndon that he should ask for his decision in respect to Isabel,--the third day since their last meeting.
tort
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From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
toujours
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From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading But Merton, cold, cautious, experienced, wary (such a nature has ever power over the imaginative and the impassioned), was at hand to ridicule the impression produced by Zicci, and the notion of delicacy and honor towards an Italian actress.
triumphed
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From this reading Perhaps had he been quite alone, his feelings of honor, of compassion, of virtue, might have triumphed, and he would have resolved either to fly from Isabel or to offer the love that has no shame.
unreturned
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From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
vanished
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From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Perhaps had he been quite alone, his feelings of honor, of compassion, of virtue, might have triumphed, and he would have resolved either to fly from Isabel or to offer the love that has no shame.
wary
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From this reading But Merton, cold, cautious, experienced, wary (such a nature has ever power over the imaginative and the impassioned), was at hand to ridicule the impression produced by Zicci, and the notion of delicacy and honor towards an Italian actress.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the day on which Zicci had told Glyndon that he should ask for his decision in respect to Isabel,--the third day since their last meeting.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the day on which Zicci had told Glyndon that he should ask for his decision in respect to Isabel,--the third day since their last meeting.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Perhaps had he been quite alone, his feelings of honor, of compassion, of virtue, might have triumphed, and he would have resolved either to fly from Isabel or to offer the love that has no shame.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Ambition, hitherto the leading passion of his soul, could not yet be silenced by love, and that love, such as it was, unreturned, beset by suspicions and doubts which vanished in the presence of Isabel, and returned when her bright face shone on his eyes no more, for les absents ont toujours tort.
Zicci
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From this reading It was the day on which Zicci had told Glyndon that he should ask for his decision in respect to Isabel,--the third day since their last meeting.
