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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 Victorian women would have been grieved or angry with men who could leave them at such a time; but these two, instead of reproaching us, urged us on.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading And if there were to be a "find," they wished to be among the first to see what no eyes had seen for two thousand years.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
angry
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From this reading Victorian women would have been grieved or angry with men who could leave them at such a time; but these two, instead of reproaching us, urged us on.
Anthony
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Victorian women would have been grieved or angry with men who could leave them at such a time; but these two, instead of reproaching us, urged us on.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And if there were to be a "find," they wished to be among the first to see what no eyes had seen for two thousand years.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
Brigit
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Victorian women would have been grieved or angry with men who could leave them at such a time; but these two, instead of reproaching us, urged us on.
came
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Victorian women would have been grieved or angry with men who could leave them at such a time; but these two, instead of reproaching us, urged us on.
danger
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From this reading They said, if there were danger, they wished to share it.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
eyes
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From this reading And if there were to be a "find," they wished to be among the first to see what no eyes had seen for two thousand years.
find
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From this reading And if there were to be a "find," they wished to be among the first to see what no eyes had seen for two thousand years.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And if there were to be a "find," they wished to be among the first to see what no eyes had seen for two thousand years.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
go
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From this reading Naturally, they wanted to go with us.
gold
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
GOLDEN
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
grievedverbUS /ɡriːvd/
felt extremely sad, especially because of a loss
From this reading Victorian women would have been grieved or angry with men who could leave them at such a time; but these two, instead of reproaching us, urged us on.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Victorian women would have been grieved or angry with men who could leave them at such a time; but these two, instead of reproaching us, urged us on.
hearts
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They said, if there were danger, they wished to share it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
instead
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From this reading Victorian women would have been grieved or angry with men who could leave them at such a time; but these two, instead of reproaching us, urged us on.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
just
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
leave
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From this reading Victorian women would have been grieved or angry with men who could leave them at such a time; but these two, instead of reproaching us, urged us on.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
lives
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
living
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
love
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
men
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From this reading Victorian women would have been grieved or angry with men who could leave them at such a time; but these two, instead of reproaching us, urged us on.
Monny
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
MOUNTAIN
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
mountains
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
much
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
Naturally
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From this reading Naturally, they wanted to go with us.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And if there were to be a "find," they wished to be among the first to see what no eyes had seen for two thousand years.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Victorian women would have been grieved or angry with men who could leave them at such a time; but these two, instead of reproaching us, urged us on.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
paint
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
Palace
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
PYRAMID
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
reproaching
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From this reading Victorian women would have been grieved or angry with men who could leave them at such a time; but these two, instead of reproaching us, urged us on.
romance
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
room
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
rose
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
said
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From this reading They said, if there were danger, they wished to share it.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
see
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From this reading And if there were to be a "find," they wished to be among the first to see what no eyes had seen for two thousand years.
seen
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From this reading And if there were to be a "find," they wished to be among the first to see what no eyes had seen for two thousand years.
share
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From this reading They said, if there were danger, they wished to share it.
somehow
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Victorian women would have been grieved or angry with men who could leave them at such a time; but these two, instead of reproaching us, urged us on.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Victorian women would have been grieved or angry with men who could leave them at such a time; but these two, instead of reproaching us, urged us on.
then
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
There
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Victorian women would have been grieved or angry with men who could leave them at such a time; but these two, instead of reproaching us, urged us on.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
thousand
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From this reading And if there were to be a "find," they wished to be among the first to see what no eyes had seen for two thousand years.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Victorian women would have been grieved or angry with men who could leave them at such a time; but these two, instead of reproaching us, urged us on.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
two
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From this reading Victorian women would have been grieved or angry with men who could leave them at such a time; but these two, instead of reproaching us, urged us on.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
urged
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From this reading Victorian women would have been grieved or angry with men who could leave them at such a time; but these two, instead of reproaching us, urged us on.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Victorian women would have been grieved or angry with men who could leave them at such a time; but these two, instead of reproaching us, urged us on.
Victorian
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From this reading Victorian women would have been grieved or angry with men who could leave them at such a time; but these two, instead of reproaching us, urged us on.
wanted
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From this reading Naturally, they wanted to go with us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They said, if there were danger, they wished to share it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And if there were to be a "find," they wished to be among the first to see what no eyes had seen for two thousand years.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Victorian women would have been grieved or angry with men who could leave them at such a time; but these two, instead of reproaching us, urged us on.
wished
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From this reading They said, if there were danger, they wished to share it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
women
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From this reading Victorian women would have been grieved or angry with men who could leave them at such a time; but these two, instead of reproaching us, urged us on.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Victorian women would have been grieved or angry with men who could leave them at such a time; but these two, instead of reproaching us, urged us on.
years
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From this reading And if there were to be a "find," they wished to be among the first to see what no eyes had seen for two thousand years.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID There was not much room in our hearts for mountains or gold just then: yet somehow, before we left the Palace, Anthony and I had told Brigit and Monny the secret which had been the romance of our lives, until they came into it to paint dead gold with the living rose of love.
