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Laurel Vane
Laurel Vane

Chapter XV

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"Wooed and married and a'."
How swiftly it all had followed upon Laurel Vane's coming to Eden!
In June she had come to the Le Roys, a trembling, frightened, innocent little impostor, lending herself to a fraud for Beatrix Gordon's sake.
From a most unwelcome intruder, whom they had received with secret disfavor, she had come to be the light of their eyes and their hearts.
To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.
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Laurel Vane

Chapter XV

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Wooed and married and a'."
Line 2
How swiftly it all had followed upon Laurel Vane's coming to Eden!
Line 3
In June she had come to the Le Roys, a trembling, frightened, innocent little impostor, lending herself to a fraud for Beatrix Gordon's sake.
Line 4
From a most unwelcome intruder, whom they had received with secret disfavor, she had come to be the light of their eyes and their hearts.
Line 5
To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

Learner Dictionary

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Above preposition US /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading “To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.”

Clung noun US /clung/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In June she had come to the Le Roys, a trembling, frightened, innocent little impostor, lending herself to a fraud for Beatrix Gordon's sake.”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.”

Fair noun US /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “In June she had come to the Le Roys, a trembling, frightened, innocent little impostor, lending herself to a fraud for Beatrix Gordon's sake.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In June she had come to the Le Roys, a trembling, frightened, innocent little impostor, lending herself to a fraud for Beatrix Gordon's sake.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.”

Secret noun US /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “From a most unwelcome intruder, whom they had received with secret disfavor, she had come to be the light of their eyes and their hearts.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “How swiftly it all had followed upon Laurel Vane's coming to Eden!”

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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 "Wooed and married and a'."

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

air

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

all

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From this reading How swiftly it all had followed upon Laurel Vane's coming to Eden!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Wooed and married and a'."

arm

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading From a most unwelcome intruder, whom they had received with secret disfavor, she had come to be the light of their eyes and their hearts.

Beatrix

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From this reading In June she had come to the Le Roys, a trembling, frightened, innocent little impostor, lending herself to a fraud for Beatrix Gordon's sake.

bride

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

cause

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

clungnounUS /clung/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In June she had come to the Le Roys, a trembling, frightened, innocent little impostor, lending herself to a fraud for Beatrix Gordon's sake.

coming

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From this reading How swiftly it all had followed upon Laurel Vane's coming to Eden!

day

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

delirious

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

destruction

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

disfavor

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From this reading From a most unwelcome intruder, whom they had received with secret disfavor, she had come to be the light of their eyes and their hearts.

driving

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

Eden

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From this reading How swiftly it all had followed upon Laurel Vane's coming to Eden!

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

eyes

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From this reading From a most unwelcome intruder, whom they had received with secret disfavor, she had come to be the light of their eyes and their hearts.

fairnounUS /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

fall

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

flying

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

followed

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From this reading How swiftly it all had followed upon Laurel Vane's coming to Eden!

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In June she had come to the Le Roys, a trembling, frightened, innocent little impostor, lending herself to a fraud for Beatrix Gordon's sake.

fraud

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From this reading In June she had come to the Le Roys, a trembling, frightened, innocent little impostor, lending herself to a fraud for Beatrix Gordon's sake.

frightened

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From this reading In June she had come to the Le Roys, a trembling, frightened, innocent little impostor, lending herself to a fraud for Beatrix Gordon's sake.

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From a most unwelcome intruder, whom they had received with secret disfavor, she had come to be the light of their eyes and their hearts.

gold

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

Gordon's

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From this reading In June she had come to the Le Roys, a trembling, frightened, innocent little impostor, lending herself to a fraud for Beatrix Gordon's sake.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading How swiftly it all had followed upon Laurel Vane's coming to Eden!

hair

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

happiness

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

happy

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

head

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

hearts

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From this reading From a most unwelcome intruder, whom they had received with secret disfavor, she had come to be the light of their eyes and their hearts.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading In June she had come to the Le Roys, a trembling, frightened, innocent little impostor, lending herself to a fraud for Beatrix Gordon's sake.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

How

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From this reading How swiftly it all had followed upon Laurel Vane's coming to Eden!

hung

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

impostor

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From this reading In June she had come to the Le Roys, a trembling, frightened, innocent little impostor, lending herself to a fraud for Beatrix Gordon's sake.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In June she had come to the Le Roys, a trembling, frightened, innocent little impostor, lending herself to a fraud for Beatrix Gordon's sake.

innocent

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From this reading In June she had come to the Le Roys, a trembling, frightened, innocent little impostor, lending herself to a fraud for Beatrix Gordon's sake.

intruder

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From this reading From a most unwelcome intruder, whom they had received with secret disfavor, she had come to be the light of their eyes and their hearts.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading How swiftly it all had followed upon Laurel Vane's coming to Eden!

June

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From this reading In June she had come to the Le Roys, a trembling, frightened, innocent little impostor, lending herself to a fraud for Beatrix Gordon's sake.

Laurel

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From this reading How swiftly it all had followed upon Laurel Vane's coming to Eden!

Le

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From this reading In June she had come to the Le Roys, a trembling, frightened, innocent little impostor, lending herself to a fraud for Beatrix Gordon's sake.

lending

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From this reading In June she had come to the Le Roys, a trembling, frightened, innocent little impostor, lending herself to a fraud for Beatrix Gordon's sake.

Leon

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

light

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From this reading From a most unwelcome intruder, whom they had received with secret disfavor, she had come to be the light of their eyes and their hearts.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In June she had come to the Le Roys, a trembling, frightened, innocent little impostor, lending herself to a fraud for Beatrix Gordon's sake.

married

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From this reading "Wooed and married and a'."

most

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From this reading From a most unwelcome intruder, whom they had received with secret disfavor, she had come to be the light of their eyes and their hearts.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

October

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading From a most unwelcome intruder, whom they had received with secret disfavor, she had come to be the light of their eyes and their hearts.

received

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From this reading From a most unwelcome intruder, whom they had received with secret disfavor, she had come to be the light of their eyes and their hearts.

ripe

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

Roy's

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

Roys

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From this reading In June she had come to the Le Roys, a trembling, frightened, innocent little impostor, lending herself to a fraud for Beatrix Gordon's sake.

ruined

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

sake

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From this reading In June she had come to the Le Roys, a trembling, frightened, innocent little impostor, lending herself to a fraud for Beatrix Gordon's sake.

secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading From a most unwelcome intruder, whom they had received with secret disfavor, she had come to be the light of their eyes and their hearts.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In June she had come to the Le Roys, a trembling, frightened, innocent little impostor, lending herself to a fraud for Beatrix Gordon's sake.

some

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

spite

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

St

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

strange

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

surely

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

suspended

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

swiftly

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From this reading How swiftly it all had followed upon Laurel Vane's coming to Eden!

sword

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading In June she had come to the Le Roys, a trembling, frightened, innocent little impostor, lending herself to a fraud for Beatrix Gordon's sake.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading From a most unwelcome intruder, whom they had received with secret disfavor, she had come to be the light of their eyes and their hearts.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading From a most unwelcome intruder, whom they had received with secret disfavor, she had come to be the light of their eyes and their hearts.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading How swiftly it all had followed upon Laurel Vane's coming to Eden!

To-day

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

trembling

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From this reading In June she had come to the Le Roys, a trembling, frightened, innocent little impostor, lending herself to a fraud for Beatrix Gordon's sake.

unwelcome

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From this reading From a most unwelcome intruder, whom they had received with secret disfavor, she had come to be the light of their eyes and their hearts.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading How swiftly it all had followed upon Laurel Vane's coming to Eden!

Vane's

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From this reading How swiftly it all had followed upon Laurel Vane's coming to Eden!

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading From a most unwelcome intruder, whom they had received with secret disfavor, she had come to be the light of their eyes and their hearts.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading From a most unwelcome intruder, whom they had received with secret disfavor, she had come to be the light of their eyes and their hearts.

woodlands

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.

Wooed

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From this reading "Wooed and married and a'."

worshiped

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From this reading To-day--a fair, ripe day in October, with the "flying gold of the ruined woodlands driving through the air"--she clung to St. Leon Le Roy's arm, his worshiped bride, happy, with a strange, delirious happiness, in spite of the sword that ever hung suspended by a hair above her head--the sword that must surely fall some day, and cause her destruction.