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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 Rather a gladness and security filled her heart.
all
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From this reading She had seen him with her mortal eyes--her dear lover--and he was in truth greatly in need of all her care and tender thoughts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rather a gladness and security filled her heart.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She made no speculations as to how this would be--God would find the way.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
beliefs
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From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
care
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From this reading She had seen him with her mortal eyes--her dear lover--and he was in truth greatly in need of all her care and tender thoughts.
conscious
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From this reading When Halcyone left the Fortezza she was conscious of no feeling of depression or grief.
currents
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From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
dear
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From this reading She had seen him with her mortal eyes--her dear lover--and he was in truth greatly in need of all her care and tender thoughts.
depression
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From this reading When Halcyone left the Fortezza she was conscious of no feeling of depression or grief.
destiny's
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From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
directed
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From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
disentangling
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From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
doubted
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From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
eyes
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From this reading She had seen him with her mortal eyes--her dear lover--and he was in truth greatly in need of all her care and tender thoughts.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Halcyone left the Fortezza she was conscious of no feeling of depression or grief.
filled
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From this reading Rather a gladness and security filled her heart.
find
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From this reading She made no speculations as to how this would be--God would find the way.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
forces
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From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
Fortezza
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From this reading When Halcyone left the Fortezza she was conscious of no feeling of depression or grief.
gladness
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From this reading Rather a gladness and security filled her heart.
God
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From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
greatly
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From this reading She had seen him with her mortal eyes--her dear lover--and he was in truth greatly in need of all her care and tender thoughts.
grief
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From this reading When Halcyone left the Fortezza she was conscious of no feeling of depression or grief.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had seen him with her mortal eyes--her dear lover--and he was in truth greatly in need of all her care and tender thoughts.
Halcyone
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From this reading When Halcyone left the Fortezza she was conscious of no feeling of depression or grief.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had seen him with her mortal eyes--her dear lover--and he was in truth greatly in need of all her care and tender thoughts.
heart
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From this reading Rather a gladness and security filled her heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rather a gladness and security filled her heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had seen him with her mortal eyes--her dear lover--and he was in truth greatly in need of all her care and tender thoughts.
how
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From this reading She made no speculations as to how this would be--God would find the way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had seen him with her mortal eyes--her dear lover--and he was in truth greatly in need of all her care and tender thoughts.
intense
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From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
invisible
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From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Halcyone left the Fortezza she was conscious of no feeling of depression or grief.
lover
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From this reading She had seen him with her mortal eyes--her dear lover--and he was in truth greatly in need of all her care and tender thoughts.
made
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From this reading She made no speculations as to how this would be--God would find the way.
moment
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From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading She had seen him with her mortal eyes--her dear lover--and he was in truth greatly in need of all her care and tender thoughts.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had seen him with her mortal eyes--her dear lover--and he was in truth greatly in need of all her care and tender thoughts.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When Halcyone left the Fortezza she was conscious of no feeling of depression or grief.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Halcyone left the Fortezza she was conscious of no feeling of depression or grief.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When Halcyone left the Fortezza she was conscious of no feeling of depression or grief.
protection
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From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
Rather
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From this reading Rather a gladness and security filled her heart.
security
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From this reading Rather a gladness and security filled her heart.
seen
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From this reading She had seen him with her mortal eyes--her dear lover--and he was in truth greatly in need of all her care and tender thoughts.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Halcyone left the Fortezza she was conscious of no feeling of depression or grief.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
speculations
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From this reading She made no speculations as to how this would be--God would find the way.
surrounded
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From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
tender
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From this reading She had seen him with her mortal eyes--her dear lover--and he was in truth greatly in need of all her care and tender thoughts.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Halcyone left the Fortezza she was conscious of no feeling of depression or grief.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She made no speculations as to how this would be--God would find the way.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
thoughts
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From this reading She had seen him with her mortal eyes--her dear lover--and he was in truth greatly in need of all her care and tender thoughts.
threads
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From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
truly
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From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
truth
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From this reading She had seen him with her mortal eyes--her dear lover--and he was in truth greatly in need of all her care and tender thoughts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Halcyone left the Fortezza she was conscious of no feeling of depression or grief.
way
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From this reading She made no speculations as to how this would be--God would find the way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Halcyone left the Fortezza she was conscious of no feeling of depression or grief.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
WhompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had seen him with her mortal eyes--her dear lover--and he was in truth greatly in need of all her care and tender thoughts.
worshiped
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From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her beliefs were so intense in those forces of protection with which that God Whom she worshiped so truly surrounded her, that she never for a moment doubted but these invisible currents would be directed to the disentangling of destiny's threads.
