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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He felt sure that in the dusk and wrapped in his greatcoat he would not be noticed, but was mistaken, as we have seen.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the evening his restless, troubled spirit drove him, in spite of the rain, to seek to be at least nearer to her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was rewarded, for he heard her sing as never before, as he did not believe she could sing.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was rewarded, for he heard her sing as never before, as he did not believe she could sing.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He felt sure that in the dusk and wrapped in his greatcoat he would not be noticed, but was mistaken, as we have seen.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
cable
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From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
Christine's
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From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
cord
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From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was rewarded, for he heard her sing as never before, as he did not believe she could sing.
criticism
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From this reading DENNIS'S LOVE PUT TO PRACTICAL USE The day following his unlucky criticism of the pictures was one of great despondency to Dennis.
day
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From this reading DENNIS'S LOVE PUT TO PRACTICAL USE The day following his unlucky criticism of the pictures was one of great despondency to Dennis.
Dennis
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From this reading DENNIS'S LOVE PUT TO PRACTICAL USE The day following his unlucky criticism of the pictures was one of great despondency to Dennis.
DENNIS'S
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From this reading DENNIS'S LOVE PUT TO PRACTICAL USE The day following his unlucky criticism of the pictures was one of great despondency to Dennis.
despondency
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From this reading DENNIS'S LOVE PUT TO PRACTICAL USE The day following his unlucky criticism of the pictures was one of great despondency to Dennis.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He was rewarded, for he heard her sing as never before, as he did not believe she could sing.
draw
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From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
drove
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From this reading In the evening his restless, troubled spirit drove him, in spite of the rain, to seek to be at least nearer to her.
dusk
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From this reading He felt sure that in the dusk and wrapped in his greatcoat he would not be noticed, but was mistaken, as we have seen.
evening
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From this reading In the evening his restless, troubled spirit drove him, in spite of the rain, to seek to be at least nearer to her.
face
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From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
felt
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From this reading He felt sure that in the dusk and wrapped in his greatcoat he would not be noticed, but was mistaken, as we have seen.
following
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From this reading DENNIS'S LOVE PUT TO PRACTICAL USE The day following his unlucky criticism of the pictures was one of great despondency to Dennis.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was rewarded, for he heard her sing as never before, as he did not believe she could sing.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DENNIS'S LOVE PUT TO PRACTICAL USE The day following his unlucky criticism of the pictures was one of great despondency to Dennis.
greatcoat
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From this reading He felt sure that in the dusk and wrapped in his greatcoat he would not be noticed, but was mistaken, as we have seen.
gulf
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From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He felt sure that in the dusk and wrapped in his greatcoat he would not be noticed, but was mistaken, as we have seen.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
heard
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From this reading He was rewarded, for he heard her sing as never before, as he did not believe she could sing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DENNIS'S LOVE PUT TO PRACTICAL USE The day following his unlucky criticism of the pictures was one of great despondency to Dennis.
hoped
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From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
knew
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From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the evening his restless, troubled spirit drove him, in spite of the rain, to seek to be at least nearer to her.
lives
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From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
LOVE
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From this reading DENNIS'S LOVE PUT TO PRACTICAL USE The day following his unlucky criticism of the pictures was one of great despondency to Dennis.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
mistaken
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From this reading He felt sure that in the dusk and wrapped in his greatcoat he would not be noticed, but was mistaken, as we have seen.
nearer
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From this reading In the evening his restless, troubled spirit drove him, in spite of the rain, to seek to be at least nearer to her.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was rewarded, for he heard her sing as never before, as he did not believe she could sing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
noticed
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From this reading He felt sure that in the dusk and wrapped in his greatcoat he would not be noticed, but was mistaken, as we have seen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DENNIS'S LOVE PUT TO PRACTICAL USE The day following his unlucky criticism of the pictures was one of great despondency to Dennis.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading DENNIS'S LOVE PUT TO PRACTICAL USE The day following his unlucky criticism of the pictures was one of great despondency to Dennis.
pictures
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From this reading DENNIS'S LOVE PUT TO PRACTICAL USE The day following his unlucky criticism of the pictures was one of great despondency to Dennis.
PRACTICAL
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From this reading DENNIS'S LOVE PUT TO PRACTICAL USE The day following his unlucky criticism of the pictures was one of great despondency to Dennis.
prejudice
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From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
PUT
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From this reading DENNIS'S LOVE PUT TO PRACTICAL USE The day following his unlucky criticism of the pictures was one of great despondency to Dennis.
rain
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From this reading In the evening his restless, troubled spirit drove him, in spite of the rain, to seek to be at least nearer to her.
read
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From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
restless
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From this reading In the evening his restless, troubled spirit drove him, in spite of the rain, to seek to be at least nearer to her.
rewarded
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From this reading He was rewarded, for he heard her sing as never before, as he did not believe she could sing.
seek
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From this reading In the evening his restless, troubled spirit drove him, in spite of the rain, to seek to be at least nearer to her.
seen
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From this reading He felt sure that in the dusk and wrapped in his greatcoat he would not be noticed, but was mistaken, as we have seen.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
sing
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From this reading He was rewarded, for he heard her sing as never before, as he did not believe she could sing.
slender
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From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
snap
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From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
sorely
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From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
spirit
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From this reading In the evening his restless, troubled spirit drove him, in spite of the rain, to seek to be at least nearer to her.
spite
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From this reading In the evening his restless, troubled spirit drove him, in spite of the rain, to seek to be at least nearer to her.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt sure that in the dusk and wrapped in his greatcoat he would not be noticed, but was mistaken, as we have seen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DENNIS'S LOVE PUT TO PRACTICAL USE The day following his unlucky criticism of the pictures was one of great despondency to Dennis.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
then
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From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
thread
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From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DENNIS'S LOVE PUT TO PRACTICAL USE The day following his unlucky criticism of the pictures was one of great despondency to Dennis.
troubled
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From this reading In the evening his restless, troubled spirit drove him, in spite of the rain, to seek to be at least nearer to her.
unintentional
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From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
unite
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From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
unlucky
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From this reading DENNIS'S LOVE PUT TO PRACTICAL USE The day following his unlucky criticism of the pictures was one of great despondency to Dennis.
USE
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From this reading DENNIS'S LOVE PUT TO PRACTICAL USE The day following his unlucky criticism of the pictures was one of great despondency to Dennis.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DENNIS'S LOVE PUT TO PRACTICAL USE The day following his unlucky criticism of the pictures was one of great despondency to Dennis.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He felt sure that in the dusk and wrapped in his greatcoat he would not be noticed, but was mistaken, as we have seen.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
wounded
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From this reading He had read in Christine's face that he had wounded her sorely; and, though she knew it to be unintentional, would it not prejudice her mind against him, and snap the slender thread by which he hoped to draw across the gulf between them the cord, and then the cable, that might in time unite their lives?
wrapped
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From this reading He felt sure that in the dusk and wrapped in his greatcoat he would not be noticed, but was mistaken, as we have seen.
