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Chapter XXVII
Beatrice never recollected how the ball ended; to her it was one long trance of happiness. She heard the music, the murmur of voices, as though in a dream. There were times when everything seemed brighter than usual--that was when Lord Airlie stood by her side. Her heart was filled with unutterable joy. It was strange, but in that hour of happiness she never even thought of Hugh Fernely; the remembrance of him never once crossed her mind.
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A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “She heard the music, the murmur of voices, as though in a dream.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was strange, but in that hour of happiness she never even thought of Hugh Fernely; the remembrance of him never once crossed her mind.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “There were times when everything seemed brighter than usual--that was when Lord Airlie stood by her side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Beatrice never recollected how the ball ended; to her it was one long trance of happiness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was strange, but in that hour of happiness she never even thought of Hugh Fernely; the remembrance of him never once crossed her mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Beatrice never recollected how the ball ended; to her it was one long trance of happiness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was strange, but in that hour of happiness she never even thought of Hugh Fernely; the remembrance of him never once crossed her mind.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Beatrice never recollected how the ball ended; to her it was one long trance of happiness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were times when everything seemed brighter than usual--that was when Lord Airlie stood by her side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were times when everything seemed brighter than usual--that was when Lord Airlie stood by her side.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “She heard the music, the murmur of voices, as though in a dream.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was strange, but in that hour of happiness she never even thought of Hugh Fernely; the remembrance of him never once crossed her mind.”
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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 She heard the music, the murmur of voices, as though in a dream.
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From this reading There were times when everything seemed brighter than usual--that was when Lord Airlie stood by her side.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She heard the music, the murmur of voices, as though in a dream.
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From this reading Beatrice never recollected how the ball ended; to her it was one long trance of happiness.
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From this reading Beatrice never recollected how the ball ended; to her it was one long trance of happiness.
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From this reading There were times when everything seemed brighter than usual--that was when Lord Airlie stood by her side.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was strange, but in that hour of happiness she never even thought of Hugh Fernely; the remembrance of him never once crossed her mind.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There were times when everything seemed brighter than usual--that was when Lord Airlie stood by her side.
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From this reading It was strange, but in that hour of happiness she never even thought of Hugh Fernely; the remembrance of him never once crossed her mind.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading She heard the music, the murmur of voices, as though in a dream.
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From this reading Beatrice never recollected how the ball ended; to her it was one long trance of happiness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was strange, but in that hour of happiness she never even thought of Hugh Fernely; the remembrance of him never once crossed her mind.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading There were times when everything seemed brighter than usual--that was when Lord Airlie stood by her side.
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From this reading It was strange, but in that hour of happiness she never even thought of Hugh Fernely; the remembrance of him never once crossed her mind.
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From this reading Her heart was filled with unutterable joy.
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From this reading Beatrice never recollected how the ball ended; to her it was one long trance of happiness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She heard the music, the murmur of voices, as though in a dream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her heart was filled with unutterable joy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Beatrice never recollected how the ball ended; to her it was one long trance of happiness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was strange, but in that hour of happiness she never even thought of Hugh Fernely; the remembrance of him never once crossed her mind.
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From this reading It was strange, but in that hour of happiness she never even thought of Hugh Fernely; the remembrance of him never once crossed her mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beatrice never recollected how the ball ended; to her it was one long trance of happiness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was strange, but in that hour of happiness she never even thought of Hugh Fernely; the remembrance of him never once crossed her mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She heard the music, the murmur of voices, as though in a dream.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Beatrice never recollected how the ball ended; to her it was one long trance of happiness.
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From this reading Her heart was filled with unutterable joy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beatrice never recollected how the ball ended; to her it was one long trance of happiness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were times when everything seemed brighter than usual--that was when Lord Airlie stood by her side.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was strange, but in that hour of happiness she never even thought of Hugh Fernely; the remembrance of him never once crossed her mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She heard the music, the murmur of voices, as though in a dream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She heard the music, the murmur of voices, as though in a dream.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beatrice never recollected how the ball ended; to her it was one long trance of happiness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beatrice never recollected how the ball ended; to her it was one long trance of happiness.
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From this reading It was strange, but in that hour of happiness she never even thought of Hugh Fernely; the remembrance of him never once crossed her mind.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Beatrice never recollected how the ball ended; to her it was one long trance of happiness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beatrice never recollected how the ball ended; to her it was one long trance of happiness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was strange, but in that hour of happiness she never even thought of Hugh Fernely; the remembrance of him never once crossed her mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were times when everything seemed brighter than usual--that was when Lord Airlie stood by her side.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She heard the music, the murmur of voices, as though in a dream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were times when everything seemed brighter than usual--that was when Lord Airlie stood by her side.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were times when everything seemed brighter than usual--that was when Lord Airlie stood by her side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was strange, but in that hour of happiness she never even thought of Hugh Fernely; the remembrance of him never once crossed her mind.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There were times when everything seemed brighter than usual--that was when Lord Airlie stood by her side.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were times when everything seemed brighter than usual--that was when Lord Airlie stood by her side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Beatrice never recollected how the ball ended; to her it was one long trance of happiness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were times when everything seemed brighter than usual--that was when Lord Airlie stood by her side.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She heard the music, the murmur of voices, as though in a dream.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was strange, but in that hour of happiness she never even thought of Hugh Fernely; the remembrance of him never once crossed her mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were times when everything seemed brighter than usual--that was when Lord Airlie stood by her side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Beatrice never recollected how the ball ended; to her it was one long trance of happiness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beatrice never recollected how the ball ended; to her it was one long trance of happiness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her heart was filled with unutterable joy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were times when everything seemed brighter than usual--that was when Lord Airlie stood by her side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She heard the music, the murmur of voices, as though in a dream.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beatrice never recollected how the ball ended; to her it was one long trance of happiness.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were times when everything seemed brighter than usual--that was when Lord Airlie stood by her side.
at the time that
From this reading There were times when everything seemed brighter than usual--that was when Lord Airlie stood by her side.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her heart was filled with unutterable joy.
