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Orphan Dinah

Chapter XX

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THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.
Even so, her own unconscious desires were running before the facts.
It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.
She knew that he loved her and conceived of no reason why he should not tell her so.
She had, of course, come to lift him into the supreme reality of her existence.
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Orphan Dinah

Chapter XX

Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.
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Even so, her own unconscious desires were running before the facts.
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It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.
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She knew that he loved her and conceived of no reason why he should not tell her so.
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She had, of course, come to lift him into the supreme reality of her existence.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.”

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Even so, her own unconscious desires were running before the facts.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She had, of course, come to lift him into the supreme reality of her existence.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.”

Course noun US /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She had, of course, come to lift him into the supreme reality of her existence.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Even so, her own unconscious desires were running before the facts.”

Imagine noun US /ˈimagine/

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

From this reading “It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.”

Running noun US /ˈrunning/

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

From this reading “Even so, her own unconscious desires were running before the facts.”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She knew that he loved her and conceived of no reason why he should not tell her so.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.”

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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 THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.

also

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From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Even so, her own unconscious desires were running before the facts.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.

certain

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From this reading It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She had, of course, come to lift him into the supreme reality of her existence.

conceived

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From this reading She knew that he loved her and conceived of no reason why he should not tell her so.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.

coursenounUS /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She had, of course, come to lift him into the supreme reality of her existence.

desires

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From this reading Even so, her own unconscious desires were running before the facts.

Dinah

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From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

end

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From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

EvennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Even so, her own unconscious desires were running before the facts.

existence

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From this reading She had, of course, come to lift him into the supreme reality of her existence.

facts

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From this reading Even so, her own unconscious desires were running before the facts.

farther

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From this reading It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.

girl

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From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

gone

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From this reading It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.

guess

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From this reading It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.

guessed

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From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Even so, her own unconscious desires were running before the facts.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She had, of course, come to lift him into the supreme reality of her existence.

hindrances

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From this reading It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.

HUNTER'S

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From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/

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

From this reading It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She had, of course, come to lift him into the supreme reality of her existence.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.

knew

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From this reading She knew that he loved her and conceived of no reason why he should not tell her so.

Lawrence

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From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

lift

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From this reading She had, of course, come to lift him into the supreme reality of her existence.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.

love

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From this reading It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.

loved

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

From this reading She knew that he loved her and conceived of no reason why he should not tell her so.

lying

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From this reading It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.

meeting

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From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

minds

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From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

MOON

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From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.

obstacles

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From this reading It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

only

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From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.

own

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From this reading Even so, her own unconscious desires were running before the facts.

path

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From this reading It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.

position

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From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

reached

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From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

reality

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From this reading She had, of course, come to lift him into the supreme reality of her existence.

reason

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From this reading She knew that he loved her and conceived of no reason why he should not tell her so.

road

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From this reading It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.

runningnounUS /ˈrunning/

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

From this reading Even so, her own unconscious desires were running before the facts.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading She knew that he loved her and conceived of no reason why he should not tell her so.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Even so, her own unconscious desires were running before the facts.

supreme

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From this reading She had, of course, come to lift him into the supreme reality of her existence.

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She knew that he loved her and conceived of no reason why he should not tell her so.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

there

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From this reading It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

unconscious

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From this reading Even so, her own unconscious desires were running before the facts.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading It is certain that she had gone a little farther along the road of love than he had; but only because upon her path there were no obstacles and she could not guess, or imagine, the hindrances lying upon his.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

way

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From this reading THE HUNTER'S MOON The thought of their next meeting was in the minds of both Dinah and Lawrence, and the girl also guessed that they had reached a position only to end in one way.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Even so, her own unconscious desires were running before the facts.

why

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From this reading She knew that he loved her and conceived of no reason why he should not tell her so.